The history and future of Israel are linked by chains of tremendous
hardship. But God will make her an
eternal excellence, a joy of many generations (Isaiah 60.15). Nations will flock to her when the Lord Jesus
establishes His kingdom …when they see Him as their Messiah. Desolate, forsaken, and hated now but
restored to an eternal excellence in the future. It is important to realize that national or
ethnic identities are no longer determiners for entrance into Christ’s kingdom. One’s standing before Jesus is the only
determiner. As you struggle under trying
circumstances …when you feel forsaken, hated, and alone – remember that in a
little while “He who is coming will come and will not delay” (Heb 10.37). The day is coming when our “sun shall no
longer go down …for the LORD will be [our] everlasting light, and the days of
[our] mourning shall be ended” (60.20).