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Isaiah
19:23-25
In that day there will be a
highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians
will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria.
The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship
together. In that day Israel will be the
third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing
on the earth. The LORD Almighty will bless
them, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people,
Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my
inheritance."
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March 20
Enemies or Friends of God?
This passage from the book of
Isaiah is a bit strange and obscure and isn't
studied often. It is a prophecy that
Egypt and Assyria will one day be saved
alongside of Israel. Prophetically
speaking, the groundwork has already been laid
with a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in
1979. Assyria covers parts of Iran, Iraq,
and Turkey, none of which are friendly towards
Israel however.
Jesus instructs us to pray
for our enemies and this passage is a testimony
as to why. No person, family, or country
is so far gone that God cannot touch them and
bring them to salvation.
It is a true testimony to God
when people who were hopelessly lost are found
worshipping the Lord. Josh McDowell writes
of his father, the town drunk, becoming
transformed at the end of his life. The
transformation was so apparent that over 100
people in the community gave their lives to
Christ in the last 14 month's of his dad's life
because they saw what God had done to change the
life of the town drunk.
There is no greater testimony
to the power of God than to worship next to
someone who used to be an enemy. There is
no person who is so lost that God can't grab
hold of them and turn their life around. |
