Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. Those who stammer will speak out plainly (Isa. 32:4).
The issue of poor rulers is not the only thing that affects our sense of right or wrong. There are people around us with disabilities and inabilities. Some are blind, others stammer and yet others have mental impairments. When we meet such a person, or know one, we might feel that life is unfair and even wonder why God allows it.
The writers of the Bible clearly thought this was an abnormality that was not in keeping with God’s plan for complete perfection. The prophets refused to despair. They argued that if things were not like they were supposed to be, God would intervene in His time and put everything right. That’s why they dreamt of a golden age in the future where there would be peace, a good government, prosperity rather than poverty on earth, and that physically, all people would be perfect. God would make all these things happen when He came to rule over the universe as the one sovereign, unquestionable King.
It might sound like wishful thinking to talk about a perfect world. Don’t be too quick to brush aside this thought. Jesus Christ taught us to pray for it: “Let Your Kingdom come! Let Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Dreaming and praying about it awakens hope in our hearts. And when we hope for it, we declare that God will make these things happen on earth one day. We hope and pray that He will.
Father God, we pray for all people with disabilities. Speed up the discovery means to make life more bearable for them. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
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