Wed.’s Devo - Citizens of Two Kingdoms

Read: Isaiah 60:1-62:5; Philippians 1:27-2:18; Psalm 72:1-20; Proverbs 24:11-12 As darkness is over the rest of the world, God’s light is going to shine over Jerusalem. It will be so glorious that other nations will come to it. Their children will return and the wealth of other nations will come to them. Foreigners will rebuild their towns and their kings will serve her. Those that refuse to serve Jerusalem will be destroyed. The curse over Jerusalem will be totally reversed. Salvation will be their walls and praise will be on everyone’s lips. The Lord will be the light and all the people will be righteous forever. This chapter coincides with Revelation 21. This is a description of the Holy Jerusalem in the millennium. Chapter 62 is a picture of the children of Israel when they came back to Jerusalem after being exiled for 70 years. It is also a picture of what will happen in the end when the world has gone through the Great Tribulation and we come back to dwell on the earth. We will have to clean up and restore the earth. God will change Jerusalem’s name from that of being “The Forsaken City” or “The Desolate Land”. To “The City of God’s Delight” and “The Bride of God.” Paul admonishes us to live as we already live in “The City of God’s Delight”. We are citizens of heaven while we are also citizens of earth. Jesus took up the humble position of being a servant while he was on earth, but now he is exalted to the highest place of honor in heaven and one day every knee will bow to him in heaven and on earth and declare that he is Lord. We are to have that same humble attitude towards others that Christ had. At the same time, we realize that we are seated with Christ in heavenly places. Lord, thank you for reminding us that we are citizens of two cities: one on earth and one in heaven. May what we do in the earth reflect what you are doing in heaven.