Morning by Morning, December 21 - "The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulder"
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I lift up my eyes and open up my heart to welcome You into every moment of my day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
"And the government shall be upon His shoulder" (Isaiah 9:6).
How we need "the government" to be upon Your shoulder! How we need You to carry this burden that would crush the soul of our nation and crush the hope of Your believing people who are called by Your name! How we need to look to the One who has come and to the only One who can take this burden and set things right in our hearts, in our nation, and in our world!
"Of the increase of (Your) government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon (Your) kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this!" (Isaiah 9:7).
O Lord come! O Lord move and act upon our behalf! You've come as a Child. You're coming as a Lion. And right now we desperately need You to come as a King! Come in Your zeal and perform this. Come in Your power and establish this "with judgment and with justice" to set things right in the way only You can!
You alone are our "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). You alone are the "Child (who) has been born for us, (the) Son given to us" that we might have a government in alignment with Your kingdom in our hearts, in our nation, and in our world (Isaiah 9:6).
In our weary world, may we turn to the One, the only One, who can save us. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Give us grace to keep our faith in the only One who can give us life and keep us from perishing. Give us grace to keep our faith in the only One who can bring us out of the darkness and into Your light to the government of God -- the government of God where the Lord our God is King to rule and reign on the throne of our hearts and the heart of our nation and our world (John 3:17-21).
Together as Your people who are called by Your name, we entrust our government onto Your shoulders and into Your hands. And we look forward to the day with expectant faith and persevering prayer for the fulfillment of Your prophetic promise, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our God and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever!" (Revelation 11:15) Hallelujah! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you entrust our government to the shoulder of our God with expectant faith and persevering prayer in Jesus name. Please pray the same for me. And I join with you and so many in prayer for our nation through this challenging time. God bless you, my friend!
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