“The Lord God,
who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares,
‘I will gather yet others to him
besides those already gathered.’”
– Isaiah 56:8
God is the Gatherer of Outcasts! Not just outcasts of Israel but of all the nations on Earth. God loves those on the fringes, those looked down upon, laughed at, or left out in the world. In fact, God is gathering to Himself a beautiful family of outcasts from every nation and ethnic group on the planet. A new family of brothers and sisters praising Jesus as Lord in all the languages of the world. We catch a glimpse of that family in Revelation 7. There are no outcasts in Heaven!
Do you ever feel like an outcast? You certainly aren’t in God’s eyes! You are very precious to the Lord. Indeed, you are worth Jesus sacrificing His life for you! In God’s family, you are a beloved child. Never an outcast. The world may treat you like an outcast, especially once you’re a follower of Jesus. But it doesn’t change who you really are in Jesus Christ! Royalty. An ambassador. A priest of God. Certainly not an outcast. #FollowJesus