{"id":3804,"date":"2025-05-10T22:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/110cities.com\/?post_type=watchmen-arise&p=3804"},"modified":"2025-05-10T22:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:15:53","slug":"the-fathers-heart-for-the-lost","status":"publish","type":"watchmen-arise","link":"https:\/\/110cities.com\/en_gb\/watchmen-arise\/the-fathers-heart-for-the-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"The Father\u2019s Heart for the Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBut Zion said, \u2018The Lord has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me.\u2019 \u2018Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Isaiah 49:14\u201316<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s love for Israel is unwavering. Though Zion feels forsaken, the Lord responds with the tender image of a nursing mother\u2014yet even more faithful than that. He is a covenant-keeping God. Deuteronomy 32:10\u201311 describes His care, saying Israel is \u201cthe apple of His eye,\u201d the very center of His gaze. Zechariah 2:8 reaffirms this, declaring, \u201cWhoever touches you touches the apple of His eye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testimony:
A pastor discovered that the church building his congregation now used had once been a site for anti-Jewish rallies during the Nazi era. Deeply convicted, he led the church in a special service of repentance\u2014not only for historical sins but also for the Church\u2019s ongoing silence and indifference toward the Jewish people. He invited Jewish believers from a local Messianic congregation to join the gathering. In a profound moment of reconciliation, Jewish elders stepped forward and offered words of forgiveness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat you have confessed, the Lord has already forgiven. Let us walk together from this day forward.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3805,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3804","watchmen-arise","type-watchmen-arise","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/110cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Day2_FathersHeart_Tallit_2480x1060-1200x513.jpg","ams_acf":[{"key":"watchmen_arise_days","label":"Watchmen Arise Days","value":"Day 02"},{"key":"watchmen_arise_subtitle","label":"Watchmen Arise Subtitle","value":"Calling the Jewish people home to their Heavenly Father\u2019s unwavering love."},{"key":"watchmen_arise_prayer_focus","label":"Watchmen Arise Prayer Focus","value":"