A Call to the Nations

“Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you shall run to you,

because of the Lord your God, and the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you." Isaiah 55:5

God is calling His church to raise their voice and call to the nations. God is calling His apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists and teachers to raise their voice and call to the nations. God is calling His people, His chosen ones, the ones upon whom He has given His spirit to call to the nations. In the midst of crisis, political and economic upheaval, it is time to raise the shofar and give a sound to rally the nations unto God and unto His kingdom.

It is time to turn aside from our daily routine of life and hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to the church. God wants to reveal Himself to us in a new way to enable us to do a new work, a work of His grace and power, “to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:19 We need to see bigger than ourselves, our ministry, our program and our church. We need for God to give us a vision and heart for cities, people groups, and nations. Our hearts cry should be “GOD GIVE US THE NATIONS!”

Isaiah goes on to say that as we call a nation, that nations will run to us because the Lord our God has glorified us. We must prepare ourselves spiritually and position ourselves in ministry for the harvest that is coming and in many places is already here. Isaiah said people will run to us because the Lord our God has glorified us.  As economic, political and social upheavals happen in this world, people are going to run to us if the glory of God is in us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” It is not about us but about God. We need to lift up and exalt His Name in our lives and in the earth.

Paul said: “I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named.” Romans 15:20 God is raising up a vast army of missionaries from around the globe to take the gospel where it has not yet been preached. At one time we had a saying on the wall of the World Horizons office that said, “We are here on the behalf of the church yet to be in a world where every second another person slips into a Christ-less eternity.” Jesus said, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14

I want to challenge you to step out of the quagmire of your everyday circumstances, lift up your eyes in faith to the fields that are ripe and ready for harvest, and cry out for the nations.  As you watch the news, allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how to pray for the nations and people you are seeing on the news. Be open to the Holy Spirit speaking to you to go on a short missions trip or support a missionary.

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.” Psalms 24:7-10

May the Lord of hosts, the King of glory be with you and empower you today to give Him glory.

Andy Clark