Jerusalem

Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch.

I do not know how I miss the central subject of this one of my favorite chapters in the scripture and the numerous other verses that talk about this. But it seems that it pleased Him to take me on a little path of discovery of His passion. I cannot say that I'm head over heels yet but my heart is waking up to this. Right before I left Philly about a week ago, a book arrived in the mail from a good friend of mine I just met at the intercessors gathering. Just holding the book in my hand, I felt a surprising excitement inside. oh I needed to read this on my way to Toronto.

This is a story of a Danish school teacher who was led to this city in the 20's. "Oh Lord, let me see the way you see, think the way you think, and feel just the way you do." Taking in Jewish and Arab orphans on the streets, Lydia lived by faith alone in the Living God. Along the way the Lord showed her His desires for Jerusalem, and made her a pioneer intercessor for Israel. There is no earthly reasons that gives me any affinity towards Jerusalem. But I'm starting to see how Jerusalem, alone, amongst all the cities, is the vortex of the greatest spiritual conflict of these end days. What is happening in the spirit realm will without doubt manifest in the physical.

"If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I do prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy." Psalm 137:5-6

The day I arrived in Toronto, my dear Korean intercessor friend urged me to apply to the school of intercession in Jerusalem and shared about her upcoming trip to Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus. A friend of mine from NYC called me up randomly, a lady called to the Jews and we would spend hours on the phone talking about what the Lord is revealing to us about Israel, the current situation and the end time plans of the Lord. On my bus trip back, right across the aisle from me is a Jew. He told me that he applied for one of those free trips back to Israel(because he was a Jew) but he does not think he will get it. But half way through the trip, he looked up to me and said "hey, this is really strange, I just received an email from them and I am accepted!"

Zechariah 12-14, Matthew 23:37-39, the whole book of Isaiah. It's like a whole new world is opened up to me and I feel so small, like a wide-eye child in the concrete jungles of the big apple.