In the Third Year Sow and Reap

Greetings in the Lord!

Today's word will be a fun one to share as it comes from Isaiah 12:1-6 and will read more as a Praise Report:
"In that day you will say: 'I will praise you, O Lord. Although You were angry with me, your anger has turned away and You have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.' With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. In that day you will say: 'Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done, and proclaim that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.'"

~I have 2 praise reports to share: exactly one year ago while I was living in Tirana, Albania the Lord gave the word that He was going to bring about a major change in the political scene in Albania. I shared His word at the time with all the people there: That the Lord had raised up a remnant of people from the poor and forgotten mountians of Albania that knew Him and loved Him, and was going to put them in positions of leadership and influence within the major cities of Albania. The Lord was going to raise up the lowly and despised, the poor and the overlooked of their country to bring about a major shift in the mostly atheistic and/or Muslim Albanian people back to the Lord. I received word this week that such a shift is taking place! There has been a change in political control in that nation since the elections, and even the word for my friend that he would be one of those to be used in this shift is taking place now. At current he is speaking with the highest-ranking female governmental official about a position in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports. Praise God!

The other praise report is gaining speed and will come to fuller fruition as the year and next progresses. At election time in October/November 2004, when Bin Ladin was trying to undermine support for President Bush, I asked the Lord what would become of the elections and the United States? The Holy Spirit led me to read 2 Kings 19, with the understanding that not only was the Lord going to "deliver" President Bush from the intimidating remarks of Bin Ladin, but that verses 29-30 would be true as well:
"This will be the sign for you, O Hezekiah: 'This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord will accomplish this." So, while ratings may drop for Bush and our country still deals with squirmishes and threats, the Lord is planning a good future for us. Whistle while you do the work the Lord has allotted for you to do, and expect that an amazing harvest is on the horizon.

~Be blessed and be a blessing.

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