“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west. 8I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God. 9“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Be strong and finish the task! ” Zechariah 8:7-9 NLT
“When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 11And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 12But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8:10-12
Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
Jesus says this when the Centurion comes to ask him to heal his servant. He says Jesus need not detour to his house but just say the word and healing will happen. Jesus is amazed – encouraged? Because he sees into the future. Those who would believe in HIm.His divinity His authority, His compassion.
So often we see glimpses of You Jesus in the Old Testament in Your Father. But then You are One. And just as the exiles came from the East and the West back to Jerusalem You promise us that we also will come from the East and the West (all over the World) to sit in the Kingdom of Heaven in the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:1-2.) We will meet with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – I have no idea how that will work. But then we have eternity to meet with every one there . . . Some things are beyond our imagination Father. But they amaze us and encourage us.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen
Worship Friday 26th September 2025
Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white (Revelation 7:14).
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God;
Both the rich and the poor, the despised, the distressed,
They’ll sit down in the Kingdom of God.
And none will ask what they have been
Provided that their robes are clean;
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God.
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God;
To be met by their Father and welcomed and blessed,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God.
The black, the white, the dark, the fair,
Your colour will not matter there;
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God.
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west,
And sit down in the Kingdom of God;
Out of great tribulation to triumph and rest
They’ll sit down in the Kingdom of God.
From every tribe and every race,
All men as brothers shall embrace;
They shall come from the east,
they shall come from the west.
And sit down in the Kingdom of God.
Lyrics: John Gowans