“Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant,
And Israel whom I have chosen.
2 Thus says the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
And floods on the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
And My blessing on your offspring;
4 They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’
5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
And name himself by the name of Israel.

This wonderful promise of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit has repeatedly encouraged Christians in their prayers for revival. I believe it fuelled prayer in the days prior to the outbreak of the Hebridean revival, which took place on the Scottish Islands of Harris and Lewis (1949-53). It remains an encouragement to us today.

We have here a glimpse of the New Covenant (see Je.31:31-34; Ezek.36:26,27; Joel 2:28,29).

We also have a foretaste of Gentile conversions (v.5; see Ps.87:4-6). ‘These new offspring (3) of Israel will mark the flow of God’s living water, just as a line of trees marks the course of a river (3-4). The book of Acts traces part of this current of life through the thirsty land.’ Derek Kidner: ‘New Bible Commentary’, p.658.

So, whenever this promise is fulfilled there are many new converts.

Do it again, Lord!

PRAYER: Lord God, I am thirsty for your blessing. I live in a spiritually dry land. I pray for water; I ask for floods. I long to see many people declaring their allegiance to you. Please cause this to be a day of supernatural harvest.