LifeLink Devotions for Thursday, October 1, 2026

It’s very easy to become disillusioned and discouraged by the political system of the world today. Not only has the world become tragically opposed to following Jesus Christ but the political philosophies of terror and oppression seem to be flourishing. And unfortunately it’s affecting the Church of Jesus Christ. It seems that the highest calling of many pastors and theologians today is to gratify the desires of the flesh by changing the original intent of what God said in his word. And because the people of their churches also want what this world offers they listen to such heresy. The world, our country, and our churches are in serious trouble unless we return to a pure understanding of God’s redemptive purpose.

The conclusion of the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament describes a day that is coming when the Lord Jesus will put the political systems of the world in their proper place. Six times in the 12th chapter the phrase “on that day” is used. Every usage describes another aspect of God beginning to cleanse the nation of Israel from its sin and restore them to its proper place as God’s chosen nation through whom the king would come and would reign. Here are the six things that God begins to do.

1. He causes all the nations of the world to hate Israel. Zechariah 12:3  
2. Every warrior that comes against Israel will be struck with panic and madness. Zechariah 12:4  
3. Israel will rise up to destroy all their enemies and completely inhabit the land with Jerusalem as the capital. Zechariah 12:6  
4. Every Jew will be empowered to stand strong and be victorious. Zechariah 12:8  
5. God will initiate His plan to restore His chosen people to political power. Zechariah 12:9  
6. The people of Israel will mourn over their sin and repent for rejecting Jesus as their Messiah. Zechariah 12:11

I believe we stand on the precipice of these events happening. In fact some of them are already underway. The nations of the world are already rising in hate against Israel. Unfortunately there are even those in the Church of Jesus Christ who seek to minimize and eliminate the Jews from any part in God’s future plans. The anti-Semitism in the world can be understood because they do not know Christ. However, I do not understand it within the body of Christ. The Old Testament prophecies concerning the Abrahamic covenant have not been forfeited and have not yet been fulfilled. There is a day coming when Jesus Christ will return to reign as king of the earth from Jerusalem with the nation of Israel recognized for special and specific role in bringing out the redemptive purpose of God.

There is a day coming when the nations of the world will rise up together to seek to destroy Israel. But on that day Jesus Christ will win a great victory. And the greatest victory he will win on that day is the repentance of his people so that they see him as their Messiah and king. All of earth’s political powers are ignorantly and selfishly pushing toward that one day when man’s politics will mean nothing and Christ will reign supreme.

Keep your eyes firmly fixed on that day when Jesus returns.

Pastor John