"[The Lord] will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come."
The Psalmist speaks (above) of God's sovereign revival of His church, in His time--and for His glory; and His people's good. Sometimes we may be tempted to despair because of the state of the church; and we may even be tempted to believe that her best days are gone; or that the Lord has got to change His mind, and try something else (other than the church).
But the truth is this: the Lord Jesus is still on His throne. He reigns from heaven, and through "Zion," the New Covenant Church (in heaven and on earth). Let us never lose heart. In His perfect wisdom God will once again "arise and have mercy on Zion." "The time to favor her" will yet come again.
[Puritan quote of the day: "[God's] riches make a man wise. Wisdom is the best possession; other riches cannot make one wise. A man may have a full purse and an empty brain." --Thomas Watson, in his ser-
mon, "The Beauty of Grace"]
