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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Isaiah 49:14-26
At the time of the Lord’s first coming, Israel was not brought together as a nation (v. 5). But the hour of their return will come. Not only Judah and Benjamin, but the ten tribes now dispersed will make their way back to the land. They will converge from all sides, including the farthest parts of China, God having miraculously succeeded in preserving their racial unity for more than twenty centuries. What a glorious vision: Jerusalem gathers at last her children under her wing as the Lord Jesus had so desired to do while He was down here (Luke 13:34)! Just like a big family reunion, the sons and daughters of Jacob, separated for so long, will recognise one another and rejoice together. This will be the accomplishment of the prophecy in Psalms 133:1-3.
From this earthly scene our thoughts are raised to the great reunion in heaven. Of all the Lord’s redeemed ones, of all that He has been given by His Father, none will be missing. From the present time onwards every ewe lamb is in the shelter of His hand, and its name is graven on the palms of those hands which were pierced (v. 16; John 10:28; John 17:12). The captives of the strong man have been snatched irretrievably from him by the victory of the cross (v. 15; Luke 11:21-22).
