ISRAEL - GOD'S WITNESS PEOPLE
by Ray Prinzing

"YE ARE MY WITNESSES, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen:  that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He:  before Me there was no God formed, and neither shall there be after Me.  I, even I am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour.  I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are My witnesses, saith the Lord, that I AM GOD."  Isaiah 43:10-12.

In presenting this message we would like to borrow the words of Paul, "For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you." (1 Corinthians 11:23).  The truths which we are sharing have not come to us out of books, nor from other men, but that which the Spirit of God has made real to us personally, and then has so gloriously confirmed through others who have likewise been so dealt with by God.  We trust it is a blessing.

While it is true that men are often very confused concerning the purpose of God, Acts 16:18 states, "KNOWN UNTO GOD ARE ALL HIS WORKS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD."  When God set forth the purpose of the ages to progress through its course, fulfilling the counsel of His own will, He knew exactly the way it would go, for He fitted the ages in their measurement to bring forth that purpose, and HE has never been behind schedule.

Oftentimes man becomes mixed up concerning God's purpose.  But as God makes know the "mystery of His will", we see how wonderful and glorious are His ways, and KNOW THAT HE IS GOD.

Not only has God definitely set the timing arrangement for the fulfillment of His plan, HE also has very definitely chosen a people through whom He shall actually become a TIME FACTOR in the earth.  Even as it is written, "Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities..." (Isaiah 33:20). The word "solemnities" could be given, APPOINTED TIME.

Now Zion is more than a place, it is a PEOPLE, even as we read, "When the Lord shall build up Zion, He shall appear in His glory." (Psalm 102:16).  God is now moving by His Spirit in this "building up" process, as He calls out of Babylon His chosen ones, and purifies and prepares them for the outworking of His purpose.  Thus these apprehended ones are actually becoming God's own TIME-PIECE in the earth, for future events are closely aligned to them.  God has blended together His purpose and His people - they are indeed A PEOPLE WITH A PURPOSE, and through whom His purpose shall be executed.

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