Sunday, August 10, 2008

Right In The Middle of Them

Isaiah 19:23-25 KJV
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.


My devotional text is verse 24. Israel, who has never been loved by either Egypt or Assyria, will one day, the Bible says, be a blessing in the midst of the land. Situated right between the two, one day both Assyria and Egypt will think it is a blessing that Israel is between them.

While Israel is not a direct picture of the Christians today, still we are of the seed of Abraham by faith. This world does not always see it as a blessing to have Christians living in the middle of them.
They do not always love our churches,
They do not always love our services,
They do not always love our witness.

But when a soul gets saved they become very grateful for those Christians who lived right there in the middle of them.
Those Christians whey ran into as they ran to and fro
Those Christians whom they met in their places of business
Those Christians who lived next door to them


All of a sudden those Christians become a great blessing. That church just down the road becomes a godsend.

I want so live that I am right in the middle of people who may not appreciate my faith today, but will when the light of the Gospel shines into their heart.

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