Behold Our God!

Today as I read Isaiah 62 I am captured by God’s passion for Israel and His plan that they would be a light to lead the rest of the nations into the knowledge of Him. Isaiah 62:1 says… “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.” This is the greatness of our God! He will not give up. Relentless, He will keep speaking, keep pursuing, until His people burst forth in the brilliant glory of salvation. He is a Warrior, abandoned in love, and He wins His bride over. His undying, overcoming love for Israel, a child who has rejected Him and repeatedly rebelled against Him, is to be a banner for all the world to see how great is the love and commitment He has to redeem us. It’s like He’s standing up on a high platform, holding up this banner, His relationship with Israel, and shouting to us, “THIS IS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN!”

This is our God! As we pray for our children I believe He pursues them with all the passion of Isaiah 62.

Isaiah 62:6 and 7 say… “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” God has called people to pray for Israel until her salvation shines out like a blazing torch, and God has also set us up like this as watchmen to pray for our children. He has invited us into the battle to pray in His purposes for them.

Let us be strong and never give up, until their righteousness and salvation blaze forth. And then may they become bright torches to lead others through the dark into the arms of the LORD also.