Glorify God – There is hope

Read - Isaiah 66:18-24

And the time is coming… (vs. 18). It just sounds like a phrase of hope. It’s filled with anticipation, especially when God says it. And the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. When this was written, Israel was the chosen nation, no others. But, the time is coming…

I will set a sign among them… (vs. 19). Stop reading for a minute, and turn to Isaiah 7:14. Do you realize what this means? The time has come! No more waiting.

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman…” Galatians 4:4). It is finished! Okay, not quite. Jesus has finished His redemptive work. He has brought hope for every nation and tongue. But, there’s one more part. One more reason to wait.

 After God set His sign – our Savior – among us, He said, “And from them [those who have seen His glory, His salvation] I will send survivors to the nations…and they shall declare my glory among the nations” (vs. 19). Before we can say, “It is finished,” there is a task for us. We are to declare His glory to the nations.

Where do you live? I’m pretty sure you live in one of the nations that need to see the glory of the Almighty. Sure, God may want you to tell someone across the world, but I guarantee He wants you to show His glory to the ones across the street, or down the hall.

I love verse twenty. “And they [the ones sent to the world] shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on camels, to my holy mountain, Jerusalem, says the Lord…” When you think about bringing an offering to God, do you think about your family, your neighbors, coworkers or friends? If you bring these people to God, this is the greatest offering. This was God’s plan.

Look at how we get them to Him, horses, mules, camels, chariots, litters, however, just carry them to the King. Perhaps you have been living in your own little world. The time is coming… no, the time has come for you to move out behind enemy lines, to share the glory of God, and to bring others to the mountain of the Lord. That’s your MISSION.