Great promises/Our Future

 1 The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.
 2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”
3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”
4 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age. 5 The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”
6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” declares the LORD Almighty.
7 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. 8 I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”
Zech.8:1-8

As storm clouds of war swirl and dark forces continue to spread across the Earth, especially the Middle East, I am encouraged by this passage! The spirit of Islam rages against the Holy Spirit, as battle lines are drawn, and the very existence of the Lord's Chosen People, the Jews, and God's chosen dwelling place, Jerusalem/Israel, is seemingly threatened. There are many filled with the Tobiah/Sanballat spirit, and in Israel the spirit of Korah also threatens with many not trusting or even believing in God! But He will not be mocked, and there is no evil plan or deed that He is unaware of. Our futures are wrapped up with the destiny of Israel, and the Lord's promises to His people, but the natural chosen and those grafted in are awesome. Jerusalem is God's dwelling place, no one else's...He will not share this place with any idols or impostors or the anti-Christ. God will keep His promises, every one of them, not just to His People, but all who are His Children.

Psalm 121

 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
   where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
   the Maker of heaven and earth.
 3 He will not let your foot slip—
   he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.
 5 The LORD watches over you—
   the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
   nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
   he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
   both now and forevermore.