He Sees All, Yet Unswayed

Isa 11:3-5
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

Jesus, in His God nature, sees everything and hears everything. Jesus, in His human nature, is limited to a human's physical perception. Using this passage one can assume that Jesus, as a man, was not swayed by His experiences. His judgments were not tainted by what the religious leaders told Him. The scenes he saw did not bias His opinion. Experience, influence, and culture never rattled his concepts or discernment. This is astonishing and admirable because humans often rely on outer pressures and council. Jesus, fully human, surrender to the Father's will. He had the strength to resist social demands.

This is marvelous, and it is made more marvelous when one considers Jesus's divine nature. God sees all the massive, burning stars at once. God hears the meager whisper of a homeless man. God knows the groaning of our hidden soul. Still, His experience of these wonders still never sway His judgments. Creation, in all it's workings, never had the power to influence His judgments or His righteousness.

Please, acknowledge that I believe we have partnership with God. Moses stopped God's wrath. Moses pleaded with God to stay His hand, and God did just that. But, Moses did not move God to righteousness or unrighteousness. He moved Him to action. God's righteousness is not dependent on anything, and it is uncreated.

To apply this concept to my life, I make myself rest in God's ability to act. I choose not to put my full trust in my upbringing, the council of my peers, my perception, or my experience. I am frail and my judgments sway daily. I have learned (or rather am learning) to rest in my inadequacy. I praise Him for what He reveals. It is God's pleasure to grant me the discernment I need for each day.

God's judgments are established in the earth, and they existed before the earth was formed.