-April 4, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,
“The remnant will return of Jacob, to the Mighty God.”
(Isaiah 10:21).
Christians will never be a majority in our nation or throughout the world. This has been the case since the beginning of time. The word remnant is defined as, “a usually small part, member, or trace remaining; a small surviving group.”
As we read the Scriptures the word remnant refers to a small number of believers fully committed to the Lord, living their lives fully for Him and serving Him. It is used of the nation of Israel but has its application to us in the church today.
Isaiah 10:22 says, “For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them will return; The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness.” Throughout the Bible a few won the victory; few sought the Lord; few pleased the Lord. All the glory goes to the Lord.
Noah and his wife, three sons, and their wives, eight people, were saved in the ark from the flood. Gideon’s army which was 32,000 was whittled down to 10,000 then to 300. Only a small number of Israelites returned to their land after the seventy year captivity in Babylon. In the days of Elijah there were just 7,000 who who did not bow down to Baal.
And so today the church may be few, but is powerful and impacts the world. It says of the early Christians, that they turned the world upside down. We need to do this today!
We need revival, for us to repent and turn back fully to the Lord. God wants us to more influential and impactful to the world around us. We are different; we have different values, priorities. The eternal is way more important than than temporal. We need to be separated from the world, set apart for the Lord. This doesn’t mean however that we should be isolated.
Paul wrote to the Romans of Israel saying, “Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace” (Romans 11:5). If God could raise up the dry bones in Ezekiel’s day, He can do the same today.
Let us be the remnant today. The few who love Jesus, live fully for Him, stand for Him without compromise, and serve Him willingly and faithfully with every breath, every fabric of our being. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.
We may be few in number, but mighty in spirit.
Dean
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