Micah 4:1-2 In days to come the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised up above the hills. Peoples shall stream to it,  ² and many nations shall come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

So often we become disheartened. We see the way things are going in this world and we shake our heads in sadness and despair. We wonder who really is in control. We believe that God is in charge, but we struggle to keep the faith.

God promises us that he is in control. We may not know how God is working everything out but we have the promise that everything will fall into place. Those nations that are so violently against the leading of our God will one day come into his presence with singing and praise, desiring to learn his ways.

This is God’s promise to us. We must continue to pray for the promise to become reality and work to spread the good news of the gospel to the world that exists outside our doors. God is faithful. God’s promises are true. God is winning the battle. Believe!

Lord, it is hard to keep the faith when we see so much violence and faithlessness in the world. Help us hold on to your promises even as we work to expand your kingdom. Amen.