Good Morning Friends,
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and
security within your citadels.’ For the
sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’ For the sake of the house of the LORD our
God, I will seek your prosperity.” (Psalm 122:6-9)
The Jewish people have always had a special
place in God’s heart. That says
something about how God values His relationship with even one person. It was His relationship with Abraham, from
whom the Jewish nation was descended, that led to God’s unending love for Israel. That love still hasn’t stopped. It never will.
Although the name Jerusalem means “City of
Peace,” the city hasn’t known a great deal of peace.
In the days when David wrote this psalm,
Jerusalem wasn’t at peace. David’s
challenge to those who would hear his psalm was to pray for the peace of
Jerusalem.
In our day, it’s been many generations since
Jerusalem has been at peace. And right
now there is significant turmoil there.
Through the years, there have been times when
there has been an absence of war, but even then peace, real peace, has not
prevailed in Jerusalem since before the days of Jesus. Israel is still seeking peace through
political negotiation and military might.
But real peace will never come through those means! Real peace can only come for Israel through
Jesus Christ.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Its people are still on God’s heart. When was the last time you prayed for them?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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