" 'There is no peace,' says the LORD, 'for the wicked.' "
These words become a refrain in Isaiah. He ends major sections of his thought with it. Who are the wicked? All those who live contrary to the gospel of grace, and who refuse to love and cling to the Messiah. These are found both inside and outside of the realm of organized re-
ligion.
If the wicked are *never*, even for a solitary moment, at peace--then, who would want to be wicked? Do not even worldlings strongly desire a sense of peace in their hearts? Surely they think they do; but in fact they do not--since they reject the Prince of Peace. By faith, may our hearts dwell contentedly in Jesus today, no matter how much turmoil swirls about us, (cf. Rom. 5:1).
[Puritan quote of the day: "Christ incarnate is nothing but love cover-
ed with flesh. As Christ's assuming our human nature was a master-
piece of wisdom, so it was a monument of free grace." --Thomas Wat-
son, in, "A Body of Divinity"]
