Here in the Ukraine, I have been assigned a village to pray over while here. It’s name is Yasnia (I only spell it how it sounds, so that could be completely wrong). Sometimes I have to admit that I feel like prayer does not do a whole lot. I can walk through a village numerous times and still no one says, “Dobre utra!” (Good morning!) Yet I remember that the Kingdom of God is advancing and it is moving, whether I can physically see it or not. So, as a reminder, I feel that God has shown me some encouraging Scriptures on the advancement of His coming Kingdom and the roles we are to play in it!
“He lifts up a banner for the distant nations, he whistles for those at the end of the earth. Here they come, swiftly and speedily! Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal thong is broken. Their arrows are sharp, all their bows are strung; their horses’ hoofs seem like flint, their chariot wheels like a whirlwind. Their roar is like that of a lion, their roar like young lions. You have set your heart on seeking God – allying yourself with Him. His banner over you is love. You are majestic as troops with banners. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and raise our banners in the name of our God. All you people of the world, you who live on the earth, when a banner is taised on the mountains, you will see it, and when the trumpet sounds, you will hear it. Raise a banner on a bare hilltop, shout to them; beckon to them to enter the gates of the nobles. I have commanded my holy ones; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath – those who rejoice in my triumph. Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations massing together! The Lord Almighty is mustering an army for war. They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens. Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift upo your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you”(Isaiah 5:26-29; 2 Chronicles 19:3; Song of Solomon 2:4, 6:4; Psalm 20:5; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 13: 2-5).
