Peace is leading to War

Reading: 2 Kings 20, Isaiah 38-39, Psalm 134, and John 20

Scripture: Isaiah 39:8, Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my days.”

Thoughts: As much as Hezekiah looked at the near future of peace in his day, I feel like many Christians over the last 4 decades or more have been doing much of the same. Growing up in the church I remember the conversations about the Lamb of God, but I rarely heard about the Lion of Judah. The Jews in the day were so focused on looking for the warrior Messiah that they missed the Lamb, today I feel like we have gotten so fixated on the Lamb that we are missing the Lion, the warrior who is raising up an army. Yes, we can look back at Scripture and see the Lamb everywhere, but we can also see the Lion. We are called to be the Army that He raises up in the end days. Even if today is not the end days it is our end days. We all have a finite number of days are we joining the Army, are we putting on the armor, taking up the sword and shield? Are we prepared to stand up and declare our faith even when faced with death? Here in America up until recently there really was not much worry about that but over the last months, the attacks on God’s people have escalated. Where is your armor, shield, and sword?

Prayer: Lord God, you are the Commander-in-Chief above all commanders. You know the war that we are in and the war that is coming. Our battle is not of flesh and blood but of spirit. I ask that you help us put on our armor. Open our eyes to the chinks that we have put or developed because we are not putting it on properly. You are the Jehovah Nissi, our banner, the rally point that we can reorient ourselves to, that we can be effective in our battle. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven help me to walk out your will.