Wednesday, September 21, 2011

New Jerusalem, the City of Peace - September 21

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, fill my spirit, soul, and body with the fullness of Your Presence. ...

"Jerusalem - built as a city that is bound firmly together. To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.... Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.' For the sake of my relatives and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you.' For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good' " (Psalm 122:3-9).


The destinies of nations are impacted by their decisions regarding Jerusalem. So in these days where the leaders and people of the nations of the earth make their decisions and take their votes concerning the city of Jerusalem, let us "pray for the peace of Jerusalem," as You have commanded us in Your Word.


Let us pray for her out of a love for her. Let us pray for her out of a Spirit-led desire for her to know peace within her walls and security within her towers. Let us seek her good and not her harm. Let us seek her honor and not her shame. You have anointed our prayers to have power and You have determined our prayers will have consequences. For our sake and for the sake of Your heart and Your will in this world, let us seek Your face so we can pray Your heart regarding Jerusalem. "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, Who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God" (Romans 8:26-27).


What city has known the strife and war, the wounds and scars of Jerusalem? Yet it is named "the city of peace." Its name reveals its destiny. And we're to pray its destiny, not its past; we're to pray in faith, not in doubt; we're to pray in hope, not in hatred; we're to pray for its unity, not its division. It's to be a city "bound firmly together" as a prophetic picture of Your heart for Your people of all nations bound firmly together in our hearts as one by Your Spirit. "I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, Who is above all and through all and in all" (Ephesians 4:1-6).


We do not yet see that unity of one body in Christ on this earth, just as we do not yet see one Jerusalem united in one Spirit of Peace. Yet our part is to pray - to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem," just as we are to pray for peace on earth. And in our prayer, led by Your Spirit, we are ultimately praying for the coming of the One Who is "the Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).


One day our prayers will be answered and our hopes will be fulfilled in the return of Christ: "And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne say, 'See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them; He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more, for the first things have passed away.' And the One Who is seated on the throne said, 'See, I Am making all things new' " (Revelation 21:2-5).


Give us Your heart to pray for all things to become new. Give us Your heart to pray for the peace of Jerusalem and all the earth to live in peace because we willingly choose to embrace the Prince of Peace and the Presence of God in our midst. As one, our body is Your temple and our heart is the city of God, the new Jerusalem. As one in the Spirit and one in the Lord, we are the city of peace - at peace with God, at peace with one another, at peace within ourselves. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.


Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays




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