Morning by Morning, October 19 - Wisdom to Understand the Times of Israel Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill my mind with Your thoughts and my heart with Your desires, as I begin my day centered in You. ... “The sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). In the days that David prepared for war, he gathered among him “men of war, who could keep ranks” and came with “a loyal heart” for “all the rest of Israel were of one mind” for what was to be done (v. 38). And David took time to consult with “every leader” (1 Chronicles 13:1). Among those leaders where “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.” In our times, Israel is again at war. And the leaders of Israel desperately need to know what to do. They need to know how to root out the terrorists but also save the captives, how to pursue justice while remembering mercy, how to defend herself completely while honoring all with dignity and humanity. Lord, raise up the prophets, the “sons of Issachar” who understand the times to speak into the hearts and minds of her leaders. Give her leaders ears to hear the truth and strategies that come from Your heart. You are the Wisdom she needs and the Power she needs, as Your Word declares: “To those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24). So come in Your mercy, come in Your Spirit, come and speak through Your prophets what needs to be heard and done. Probably most of Israel’s leaders do not yet know You, but all can humble their hearts to pursue the guidance of God. What You said to the leaders and the children of Israel long ago, You still speak today: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord” (Jeremiah 29:11-14). May You even turn their pursuit of You in these desperate times into opportunities of salvation that comes from You alone. “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). In their seeking of understanding the times and knowing what to do, let them find You. And we know Your Word will one day be fulfilled, that “All Israel will be saved, as it is written: ‘The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins’” (Romans 11:26-27). In Christ alone, there will be “one new man from the two, thus making peace” (Ephesians 2:15). Lord, let it be so even in our time. Let all the leaders and children of Israel understand the times. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you seek with all your heart the One who alone can give us understanding of the times, and I join with you in prayer for Israel, for the Palestinian people, and all the people who need to know Jesus and know Peace in these time, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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