What is the big deal about Israel?

Turn on the T.V. news any time during the day or night and it is almost guaranteed that at some point, there will be some kind of news about Israel. Threats, bombings, killings, kidnappings, all of it is part of daily life in the land of Israel. Everyone hates Israel. As of late even the leadership in the United States has turned a cold shoulder toward the nation of Israel. Iran and various terrorist groups want the nation destroyed. Why?

Go back in history to the founding of the nation by Abraham and you will find people trying to take them out. 722 B.C., 586 B.C., 70 A.D., 135 A.D. and most recently during the 19th and 20th century some nation somewhere has taken Israel out; destroyed the nation. Yet still the Jewish race is here. There are still Jews who are alive and well today. Why?

Why do people all over the world hate Jews? Why are they always in the news? What is the big deal about Israel?

Answer:

They are God's chosen people who will one day receive the benefits of the promises that God made to them. They will never go away because God promised that they would not. They will always be around now and forever. They made mistakes in the past for which God chastised them. The time is coming soon when things will get worse then ever for them but then God will set things straight because His Son, Jesus Christ, will return to make them so.

To all you enemies of Israel and the Jews. Get over it. Israel is going nowhere. Give it up, you will lose in the end. You will think that you have won but then you will be utterly destroyed.

What do Christians do about Israel? Is the nation at the present time apostate? Yup, sure is. Are Christians supposed to blow them off and do nothing? Nope, we are to pray for the Jews and the nation of Israel. Think about it. What does the Word of God command us to do for those who do not believe? Pray that they may become believers and see the light of the Gospel of Truth. What better people and nation to pray for then the Jews and the land of Israel. The promise of Genesis 12.3 still stands, God said to Abraham, "I will curse those who curse you and bless those who bless you". Pretty cut and dry to me. Support Israel and all is well. Don't support Israel and all will not be well.

November 2012

I can't help it. I find myself having to comment on politics again, something I said I would not do anymore. But keep in mind that anything written on this blog comes from a Biblical perspective.

2012 is an election year. This coming November, America will once again elect a president. It will either be the incumbent (Obama) or one of about six GOP candidates. On this blog I wrote two entries about Obama. The dates are 09/16/08 and 11/04/08. Both of them are rather sarcastic but unfortunately just about everything in them has come true. I am by no means a prophet or something like that but I am a student of history. If Obama gets re-elected I highly suspect this country will be a completely different place four years from now. The man is a socialist pure and simple. He and his administration is taking this country down a road toward globalism.

As Christians we must always be aware of the aim of the enemy. Satan is subtle. We must keep in mind that the Bible prophesies of a one world government and a one world religion. When I see Obama trying his best to discredit our Constitution and drive us to globalism; and when I see him bow to a Saudi King, well I begin to wonder just who it is that motivates him. One thing I can tell you for a fact, it is not the God of the Bible much less Jesus Christ.

Regarding the approaching election. Anyone is better than Obama. This has nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans or any other political party. This has everything to do with the American way of life. Yes, it really is that serious. Yes, it really has come to that. The health care bill that Obama is shoving down the American throat is just the beginning. If he gets re-elected Obamacare will be instituted in full force. And after that, there will be more programs designed to give the government more control.

I leave you with a quote from a French Historian named Alexis DeTocqueville, he lived in the 1800s.

"After having thus successively taken each member
of the community in its powerful grasp and fashioned him at will,
the supreme power then extends its arm over the whole community.
It covers the surface of society with a network of small, complicated
rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and
the most energetic characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd.
The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided;
men seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained
from acting. Such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence;
it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and
stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than
a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government
is the shepherd."

Consider these words well and vote Obama out of office.

History is cool.

I remember when I was in college taking a course in Western Civilization. Since I am a history buff I absolutely loved it. The Professor, I think his name was Dr. Ridgely, gave tests in a unique way; at least it was unique to me. Instead of 50 or 100 multiple choice questions or something like that he gave us small booklets with about 10 lined blank pages. He would give five questions, we had to answer three of them.

A test question would be similar to this: "Describe the major events in Western Europe between 1800-1825?" or "List the reasons why the Nazi party was able to gain power in Germany?" Our answers would then be written like a short story describing said events. The course covered two semesters, I made an "A" in both courses. I was successful because I loved the subject and you had to STUDY to answer the questions.

This post is written in support of history. I read a newspaper article one time where teenagers were asked "what is your least favorite subject in school?" One of the answers was history because it has no benefit whatsoever. I beg to differ. History in my opinion is the most important subject taught in school. History teaches us about our past and the mistakes that were made that led to wars or major blunders that had far reaching effects. But history must be studied in it's purest form. History is not a compilation of opinions or interpretations that the author wants to publish. As an example, I am not the least interested in a person's opinion of why the Civil War began. What I want to know are the FACTS, the actions, the events that took place leading up to the Civil War.

Too often today, history is being revised to say something that it is not. Instead of getting the facts, kids today are getting political slants on what the author wants the kids to hear or see. This is a dangerous precedent. You can interview any of my kids and they will tell you that I constantly want to know what they are being taught in school regarding history. It is important.

Consider the protesters of the "occupy wall street" movement. Most of them, I believe are young college graduates. They have been told that big business and corporations are responsible for the economic mess we are in. They have been encouraged to protest the heads of big corporations because they make too much money. Yet, a study of history would reveal that our current economic crisis began with policies introduced by Teddy Roosevelt and expanded by Woodrow Wilson. Is that my opinion, not hardly, these are FACTS of recorded history.

My challenge to young people, learn the facts of history and then draw your own conclusions. Do not become a lemming and waste your time following some political ideologue.

And by the way, who cares how much money a CEO makes. It's none of my business nor is it any of yours. It's a waste of time and a distraction to worry about such things.

He will win

Mark 10.32-34

His mind a swirling vortex of emotion, his road has finally led to this end. His fear and anticipation, so strong that he exudes it, breathes it. It hangs in the air like a pallor. The atmosphere is thick with the coming clash of good vs. evil. His whole life has been lived for this day that is fast approaching. He walks the road ahead of his faithful followers. They know that something is amiss. They can see it in his eyes, the can sense it in his face, they can feel it in his demeanor. The people, the common man who for months had watched him do incredible things now sense the fear and anxiety of the road he walks. He walks it alone for only he is worthy. The sun is hot, the dust is dry, but he walks on steadfast. He is sure of his mission. His resolve is unwavering. He will accomplish what he has set out to do. He will win the war. He will set things right. He will win. No one can stop him now. The host of hell will try but they will be defeated. His mind is set, his face is like stone, his body will obey, his will is the one which will overcome. And he will win. Since eternity past he has seen this road. He has always known that it was ahead of him. He has always known that his destiny was here, now, on this road outside the ancient city of Jerusalem. As he walks, he sees the fear of the people, he senses the anxiety of his disciples. His love for them is such that they will not understand until this road is walked. Love beyond human comprehension, yes, that is why he does it; that is why he walks it. And this love compels him, drives him to keep walking , ever higher, ever closer to the greatest event in creation. For 33 years now he has set aside his true nature. By his own choosing he has cloaked his divine power and privilege for the sake ofthose he loves. And now his love will at last be displayed in it’s fullest measure. It will require him to experience a pain and a terror he has never experienced. But he will do it none theless. He will endure. He will win. He has always known his father. He has always been face to face with his father. He and his father have always been in fellowship, a perfect relationship that goes beyond time. But he knows that for those he loves, that relationship must for a time be broken…and it scares him beyond reason. This is the source of his fear and anxiety. It is not the physical pain he will endure but the anticipated brake in fellowship with his father. But he will do it, he must do it, he willfulfill the mission for which he came. And so he walks the road ever onward to his destiny. He will win.