{"id":14143,"date":"2026-04-18T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=14143"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:23:08","slug":"the-city-of-god","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/the-city-of-god","title":{"rendered":"THE CITY OF GOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cGlorious things of you are spoken, O city of God\u201d (Psalm 87:3 ESV).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The sons of Korah wrote this psalm, celebrating Zion as the city God had chosen for His dwelling. They declared that glorious things were spoken about this city, not merely by human admiration but by God Himself. These words pointed beyond the physical city of Jerusalem to a greater reality in God\u2019s redemptive plan. The psalm anticipated a future in which people from many nations would be counted as citizens of Zion. Later, Augustine of Hippo described two cities, the city of God, built on the love of God, and the city of man, built on the love of self. Psalm 87 ultimately points forward to the fulfillment of God\u2019s promises in Revelation 21, where the city of God is revealed in its final glory as the dwelling place of God with His redeemed people from every nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are reminded that our identity is not rooted in where we live now, but whether we belong to the city of man or the city of God. Since God has spoken glorious things about His city, we can look forward in faith as Abraham did as described in Hebrews 11:10, &#8220;For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As citizens of the city of God, we are called to embrace a global vision, recognizing that God is gathering people from every nation into His city. Let us live with confidence, knowing that what God has promised will be fulfilled. As citizens of His kingdom, we reflect His glory now while we await its full revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRAYER<\/strong>: Dear Father, thank You for speaking glorious promises over Your people. Help us to find our identity in You and not in the world. Give us hearts that embrace Your global purpose and eyes that look forward to the glory You have prepared. Teach us to live as faithful citizens of Your kingdom even now. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGlorious things of you are spoken, O city of God\u201d (Psalm 87:3 ESV). The sons of Korah wrote this psalm, celebrating Zion as the city God had chosen for His dwelling. They declared that glorious things were spoken about this city, not merely by human admiration but by God Himself. These words pointed beyond the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1286],"scripture-chapter":[1420],"oyb_day":[1635],"location":[],"class_list":["post-14143","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-psalms","scripture-chapter-1420","oyb_day-april-18"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/14143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14143"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=14143"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=14143"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=14143"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=14143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}