Arizona has some of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen. I'm told that the reason for their beauty is anything but beautiful - it's because of the high concentration of pollutants in the air. Regardless of this inconvenient truth, the combination of air pollutants with clouds produce spectacularly beautiful sunsets.
Kingdom promises shine the brightest against the backdrop of dark times. Often the Old Testament prophets were led to speak and write about bright future kingdom promises amidst the dark days of God's punishment and judgment. Such were Zechariah's words:
"In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south ... In that day there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle. For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light. And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter. And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one. " (Zechariah 14:4, 6-9)
Amidst the darkness of the present age, God's timeless message reverberates down to us: a Day is coming when His Son, His appointed King, will stand on the earth in a very specific location - the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. That mountain will be changed into a safe valley of refuge as the Kingdom of God dawns. The Kingdom will then be an age of eternal light and life-giving water, and ultimately God - the Creator, Yahweh, the great I AM - will be over all and His name the only name.
The details of the coming Kingdom are both compelling and exciting. Some would say that the Kingdom of God is a mere "condition of the heart"; an inner transformation brought about through acceptance of Jesus as Savior and Lord. While the Kingdom is realized to some degree through this act of faith, there would be little point in giving specific details as to the exact location of His return of it were a mere Kingdom of the heart.
The Kingdom IS coming. God dares to challenge and encourage us with the exact details. You can list it in your appointment calendar and live in anticipation of it.
Working, looking and listening for a trumpet blast,
Steve
Kingdom promises shine the brightest against the backdrop of dark times. Often the Old Testament prophets were led to speak and write about bright future kingdom promises amidst the dark days of God's punishment and judgment. Such were Zechariah's words:
"In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south ... In that day there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle. For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light. And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter. And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one. " (Zechariah 14:4, 6-9)
Amidst the darkness of the present age, God's timeless message reverberates down to us: a Day is coming when His Son, His appointed King, will stand on the earth in a very specific location - the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. That mountain will be changed into a safe valley of refuge as the Kingdom of God dawns. The Kingdom will then be an age of eternal light and life-giving water, and ultimately God - the Creator, Yahweh, the great I AM - will be over all and His name the only name.
The details of the coming Kingdom are both compelling and exciting. Some would say that the Kingdom of God is a mere "condition of the heart"; an inner transformation brought about through acceptance of Jesus as Savior and Lord. While the Kingdom is realized to some degree through this act of faith, there would be little point in giving specific details as to the exact location of His return of it were a mere Kingdom of the heart.
The Kingdom IS coming. God dares to challenge and encourage us with the exact details. You can list it in your appointment calendar and live in anticipation of it.
Working, looking and listening for a trumpet blast,
Steve
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