Isaiah 11:12

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to strange expectations. It’s a different kind of hope flowing from Christ’s perspective on things. This is the third in a series of 5-day plans that uses the Lord’s Prayer to show how Jesus invites us to approach life and the future.

The book we often avoid reading is the very book God promises to bless us for reading. A world of angels and demons, eagles and beasts. Images that seem strange at first glance. What if they are more than unusual creatures? What if they are symbols of familiar concepts and systems waiting to be "revealed"? Step in. Look closer. Revelation may be unveiling far more than you think.

God gave David a special promise. His descendants would reign over Israel forever. Biblical history shows us how God kept this promise in an amazing way, despite the unfaithfulness of David’s descendants. He sent Jesus Christ, the ultimate Son of David, who will be King forever and ever — not only over Israel, but over all the nations.

Since Bible times, flags have been raised by God’s Chosen People in remembrance, solidarity, and hope. Tracing the story of the banners of Israel from the wilderness tribes to the angels at Sinai, from the rebirth of Israel in 1948 to the anthem of Hatikvah, learn how flags embody both identity and God’s promises. As we fly Flags of Fellowship today—each one honoring lives lost and declaring faith in God’s covenant—we proclaim together that His hope endures, His people are not forgotten, and His promises stand forever.