DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 23:1-22; Psalms 132-134; Mark 8:27 to 9:13
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:… Isaiah 19:24
Looking at the way things are unfolding in the Middle East, this prophecy of Isaiah seems an impossible dream. The best politicians of the world have tried to accomplish this objective by means of compromise and coercion, but all of their efforts have failed, and things seem to be getting worse rather than better. But Isaiah looks forward to a day when “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). Then, and only then, will the violence and chaos of the Middle East, and elsewhere, be resolved under His beneficent reign. —W. H. Burnett
Jesus, the Conqueror, reigns, in glorious strength arrayed,
His kingdom over all maintains, and bids the earth be glad. —C. Wesley