When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
- DAILY READING – – Matthew 22:23-46; Numbers 22:1-40; Song of Solomon 2:8-3:5
On June 7, during the 1967 war., Israeli forces having defeated Jordanian forces had captured eastern Jerusalem. Within six days. of the war, Israel captured not only Jerusalem but also took the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, part of the Golan Heights from Syria and the West Bank from Jordan. Israel’s victory was a miracle. According to minutes of the Ministerial Committee on National Security released by the Israel State Archives, even those leading the country were shocked by Israel’s victory. For many Israelis, the most important achievement was gaining control of Jerusalem and reuniting the two sides of the city.
Indeed for the first troop of Israeli soldiers to march into Jerusalem it was like a dream. For the first time in 2000 years Israel had repossessed Jerusalem. And for the first time in that many years Jews finally could have access into the city. And with the Old City in Israel’s possession, Jews could once again pray at one of their holiest sites: the Western Wall.
Jerusalem was the pride, the capital of the Jewish nation And after having been denied access for thousands of years, it was indeed a historical and very emotional moment for the Jewish nation to once again have possession of Jerusalem.
To Jews all over the world, it was a joyous moment. Many considered it a gift from God. The longing for Jerusalem is a deep yearning that beats within the Jewish heart.. Many of the soldiers who first entered Jerusalem clung to the western wall as if their lives depended on it. Many of their eyes were red with tears. The dream of possessing Jerusalem had seemed almost impossible, but the Jews never gave up. They knew from the prophesy of Ezekiel that Jerusalem would be back to the Jews one day. In the 1948 war with the Arabs they failed to capture Jerusalem, but that didn’t stop them. They kept on believing, kept on reminding God of His promise until it finally came to pass.
Psalm 126:1 says ”When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.’
Just like the Jews who never gave up on their dream, let us keep pressing in with our desire before God. Let us not be weary, there is coming a due season, a reaping season. What God says He will do, He will surely do. With God nothing shall be impossible. Whatever promise God has made to you, know that it will surely come to pass. God is not man that He should lie, neither the son of man that He should repent. Has He said it, He will surely make it good. This is why we praise Him always. In our praise is our victory. Praise is expressing confidence in God’s ability to do what He has promised to do;. Therefore, whatever we are believing God to do for us let us begin to praise Him in advance knowing that He is too faithful to fail.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for doing for me what You have promised in Your Word. Today as I hold on to Your promise, I know that Your Word concerning me will surely come to pass in my life in Jesus Name.
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God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials.