Isaiah 60 -- Behold, Gross Darkness Covers The People

1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. What is happening today? We are seeing protests in Belarus, in Beirut, in Hong Kong, in Portland, in Australia. The protests are worldwide concerning corrupt government, abusive treatment from police, and shutdown of the economy due to the pandemic. We are seeing cancel culture run amok. These protests are turning into riots and looting sprees. Everything on the streets has become very scary. People shooting people because of their political affiliation, cars driving through crowds, spraying crowds randomly with pepper spray. What we are seeing is gross darkness. We are seeing kings who are powerless to make the situation better and confused about what to do. Yet, in the church we are not seeing any of this. We have large congregations in the very midst of these cities that are in upheaval without any of this gross darkness. It is time for the church to arise, shine, because our light is come. The glory of the Lord is His reconciliation ministry. We have been reconciled to Christ and we have been reconciled to one another. How? This is what the kings of the earth need to see.