“And many nations shall come, and say:
‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.’
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”
– Micah 4:2
Never get too discouraged by world events. Never despair when it seems many are moving away from the Lord. The future is very clear, even if God’s timing isn’t. Through Jesus, God is redeeming for Himself people from every tribe, language, nation, and people group. The nations, all of them, WILL come to the Lord through faith in Jesus Christ. There will be a great turning toward faith in Christ and the Gospel will be proclaimed throughout the entire world.
This doesn’t mean every person will eventually seek God and submit to the Lordship of Jesus. Nonetheless, countless people from all over the world will do exactly that! It will be extraordinary! The future is glorious as we look forward to the combined worship in heaven of every nationality and ethnicity. Let the idea of people from every place on earth standing together to praise the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit fill your mind with joy and excitement about the future. Let it strengthen and refresh you during any present challenges or discouragements.
Let it also fill you with a desire to be part of God’s plan to reach all those nations and ethnic groups. Jesus gave the mandate to go to the nations and makes disciples to His church repeatedly. We must go and make disciples all over the earth, including in the most remote places. As Christians, we ALL share responsibility for making that happen. For some people, that looks like going. For others, it looks like praying diligently and daily for those who go. For many, it looks like supporting those who’ve gone financially and sending them words of encouragement. For still others, it’s about welcoming and blessing them when they return. Many have the opportunity to minister to the citizens of distant nations who’ve moved into their community.
The point is, there’s good work for all of us to do as we pray for that day Micah saw so clearly when the nations will seek to know and obey the Living God and His eternal Son. #FollowJesus