Kings Begin to Tremble

Kings Begin to Tremble


"Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will (1) loose the armor of kings,(2) to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; (3) I will go before you, and (4) make the crooked places straight: (5) I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and (6) cut asunder the bars of iron: And (7) I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, who call you by your name, am the God of Israel." (Isa 45:1-3)

In my last blog on this series of sons in the marketplace, I asked what it will look like to see a corporate body of sons rising in the marketplace. And while that answer may well be as diverse as there are sons arising, I would like us to look at Cyrus as a possible model. Cyrus, the Persian king, was not a Hebrew. He did study Isaiah and knew the Scripture spoke of him and most agree he is a type of Christ or anyone who is anointed of God. My premise is that most of us, like Cyrus, were heathens who God sovereignly chose and anointed for His purposes.

I want to look at the seven things God promises Cyrus that may well serve as types or models for the kind of things He will do for His sons. As I have already stated, God promised to go before Cyrus and in doing so, He did seven things to help Cyrus fulfill His purpose. Note that God goes before you when He sends you. Secondly, God said He would loose the armor of kings, or loose the loins of kings. The loins were protected with a girdle of sorts which, when fastened, was a symbol of strength and preparedness for action. The promise to Cyrus was that God would undue their strength.

There is territory you are called to take and it is guarded by men of strength and position and they are ready to defeat you. However, when God calls you to take an account, a city or region, He will go before you and undue their strength, weaken their resistance, soften their resolve. You might find favor with great men that ordinarily was not available. The resistance you face might be offered by a prospect or a competitor. No matter. God makes a way for His anointed, His sons, by loosing their armor and weakening their resolve. But you will never know unless you go forth to conquer.