Good Morning Friends,
“On that day I will set out to destroy all
the nations that attack Jerusalem. And I will pour out on the house of David
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will
look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one
mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn
son. On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be great, like the weeping of
Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan by itself,
with their wives by themselves.” (Zechariah 12:9-12)
This must be a prophecy that is yet to be
fulfilled. Jerusalem has not yet looked at the One they pierced and mourned
deeply for Him. The weeping of Jerusalem over the crucifixion of Jesus has not
yet arrived. In fact, it was quite the opposite when Jesus was killed. The
people of the city of Jerusalem turned against Him. They were the ones who were
calling out for His blood. They wanted Him dead.
A day is coming when the Jewish nation will
see what they have done. They will understand that they did not recognize the
Messiah and that they had Him crucified. And on that day, God will forgive
them. He has always been ready to forgive them and open His arms to welcome them
into His presence. He has been patiently waiting for their repentance. The word
of Zechariah is that it will not be a wait that will be useless. Israel, at
least much of it, will repent and turn back to the Lord.
The Apostle Paul spoke of that coming day,
too. “And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The deliverer will
come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is my
covenant with them when I take away their sins.’” (Romans 11:26-27)
God will pour His Spirit on the people of
Israel. They will experience His grace. Their hearts will become soft toward
the rest of their own people and toward the other people of the world. They
will develop a heart of prayer, a heart of supplication for other people.
God is not yet finished with the people of
Israel. “God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) That’s even true of Israel! That’s especially true
of them.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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