Prophetic words found in scripture fascinate me. One of the most recognized predictions comes from Isaiah 9, a passage we primarily read during the Christmas season:

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. An he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I find this lesser known prophecy, written by David towards the end of Psalm 22, especially moving:

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord…posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!

Here I sit, 3,000 years later, a fortunate recipient of David’s prophecy. Thanks to faithful men and women, generation after generation, despite incredible challenges and hardships and pain, you and I received the gospel. Someone told us about the Lord after a long chain of godly people joyfully proclaimed his righteousness.

And the proclaiming continues—it’s now our turn to declare the Lord’s goodness to a generation yet unborn.

Isaiah 9 & Psalm 22 in week thirty-four of reading the Bible cover to cover

Photo by Michael Dziedzic