Good Morning Friends,
“And foreigners who bind themselves to the
LORD to serve him, to love the name of the LORD, and to worship him, all who
keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant --
these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house
will be called a house of prayer for all nations. The Sovereign LORD declares –
he who gathers the exiles of Israel: ‘I will gather still others to them
besides those already gathered.’” (Isaiah 56:6-8)
God has always had a special place in His
heart for the people of Israel. From the days of Abraham, even till today, they
are His special people. He watches them closely. He loves them. He works to
bring them to Him.
But, the people of Israel are not the only
ones on the heart of God. God announces that He will bring foreigners to His holy
mountain and give them joy. Salvation would not be limited to the Jews, we
Gentiles have been welcomed into His house, too. His house is one for “all
nations.”
In fact, the reason God has such a special
place in His heart for Israel is that His plan was to use them to bring His
salvation to all people. Now, He is working to bring every tribe, tongue, people,
and nation into His house. He has promised that there will be people of every one
of those groups in His eternal kingdom. No group of people will be excluded. God
wants them all and will have them all.
Imagine the day when we will gather for
eternity, red men, white men, black men, and every shade in between will be
there. Latino, African, Asian, American Indian, Arab, Anglo, and every other
nationality will be represented. The most closed nation in the world will be penetrated,
God has promised it. Iraq is not beyond His reach. Neither is Saudi Arabia, nor
the most remote region of Africa.
God’s Word will penetrate them all. That’s
His plan and His promise. And today, He’s doing it through us!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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