Salvation will God appoint for walls and bullwarks

Today during the Saturday watch, I received this from the Lord:

Isa 26:1 "In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah, we have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bullwarks"

Isa 26:2 "Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in."

Isa 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You"

Some key truths:

1. A song will be sung 

The "song" here refers to "shiyr" which means "a religious song" or "a song of the Levitical choirs".

In the morning watches, our prayer time is mostly sing and pray, sing and pray....so it seems that God was confirming to me that He was referring to the way we pray and "sing songs" during our prayer time.

2. The land of Judah

This land is where Jesus reigns as Lord and King. Our church is like the "land of Judah", a land where we have a God as our spiritual head and king.

3. A strong city

Our church is a "strong city" because of each one of us. Why is it strong? It is strong because of the prayer watches. It is strong because of praise and worship songs sung in spirit and in truth during the daily prayer watches. It is strong because of its strong doctrinal beliefs.

It is strong because of the word of God which is the foundation of those who dwell in it. We have to build the prayer watches and the word of God in our lives so that collectively as ONE BODY we make up a strong city.

4. Salvation will God appoint for walls and bullwarks

Salvation = "Yeshuwah" which means "salvation by God" or "deliverance" or "victory", "help", "health", "welfare", "saving", "save".

It is not man's appointment but God's appointment meaning that it is God who "appoint" salvation for us/our friends and family members. It is God who will work through us as we obediently go forth to share the Gospel.

God appoints by:

1. setting His mind to do it

2. putting and laying His hand on it

3. stationing Himself there to do it

4. taking His stand on doing it......

"Walls" refer to the walls that surround a town. 

If our church is a city then we have walls surrounding the church.

All around us, God has written on our spiritual walls "salvation" for Ampang! This is our destiny to be the hope of salvation for our community!

"Bullwarks" are "cheyl" which means "ramparts, fortress or wall".

Also refers to "an army or host" or a "defence" or "fortification".

Salvation is written on the walls of our church. It is God who appoints it for our community through His church!

Checking further on the meaning of "city", I learn that "city" speaks of doctrinal things. A group of people in a community believing and practising shared doctrines.

The "wall" of the "city" refers to the truths of the faith that defends the doctrines that this group of people believed in.

A "wall" is a neutral thing. In the context of the Bible, it can be good and it can be bad but in this context it is good as it speaks of a church having as its doctrine the importance of evangelism and missions and the truth of faith that the mission of the church is to evangelize the lost.

What is the purpose for this?

So that our gates will be opened for a righteous nation to enter in. Those who believe in Jesus will become a righteous nation. Those who believe in Jesus will keep the truth of what Jesus has done for them on the Cross. Those who believe in Jesus will be obedient to Him!

Entering into the city, we will experience PERFECT PEACE. This is the message of Christmas - PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO MEN!