Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
AWAKE O ZION!
to describe the church. Zion was one of the hills of Jerusalem.
We read in 2 Samuel 5:7 of how David captured the fortress
of Zion. Zion was associated with all the glory of David’s
rule, when God was with his people and Israel was a light to
the nations. But for Israel there was eventually a judgement.
Zion’s temple was destroyed and they were scattered.
‘Beloved, is this true of the church today? Are the “precious
sons of Zion” scattered and in exile? Or is the church a
nation set apart? If not, then may God call her back to her
identity, and cause her to be a city on a hill.
‘Brethren, it’s time for Zion to arise and conquer! She must
stand up and express what God so burningly longs for, and
what our hearts so desperately need.’
Noel paused to look around. Most of us were gripped, but
his eagle eye spotted some nodding heads.
‘Wake up, beloved! Wake up!’ he shouted. ‘Let’s not be duped
any more. The world may hate us, as we emerge from its
stranglehold. But may it never say with scorn, “Is this the
city that was called the perfection of beauty?” (Lam 2:15).
There are songs going around — “When the Lord restored
the fortunes of Zion”, and so forth. There’s a movement abroad
in which God is restoring glory to his church. The call is to be
his Zion. We have heard that call and it has taken us into
community.
‘Now the Jews lost Zion, but their prophets spoke of a King
who would restore her and establish the kingdom on earth.
This anointed one, this Messiah, was the hope of Israel. But
when he came he was crucified and rejected.
‘Beloved!’ said Noel, ‘Jesus told his disciples that some of
them would not taste death before they saw the kingdom of
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