12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted (Isaiah 60:12).
The prophet Isaiah doesn’t mince his words. In the end, nations and people either serve God or they do not. Service toward God is something that in these days seems to have been replaced by service to self. When we are self-serving we are serving a counterfeit god. Be that god ourselves, money or power, the counterfeit god is without ability to save. We are of course commanded to serve others, but we do this service for God. So in all things, service towards God is the goal not merely the side effect. In order for any nation to experience a permanent and positive change or renewal a turn towards God and away from self is required. The beginning of national renewal then is revival. Revival is focused towards the God that creates, and the God that saves.
The prophet Isaiah doesn’t mince his words. In the end, nations and people either serve God or they do not. Service toward God is something that in these days seems to have been replaced by service to self. When we are self-serving we are serving a counterfeit god. Be that god ourselves, money or power, the counterfeit god is without ability to save. We are of course commanded to serve others, but we do this service for God. So in all things, service towards God is the goal not merely the side effect. In order for any nation to experience a permanent and positive change or renewal a turn towards God and away from self is required. The beginning of national renewal then is revival. Revival is focused towards the God that creates, and the God that saves.
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