This morning
this very familiar headline came across my computer, "Arab League takes
hostile move towards Israel.” It was
the announcement that the Palestinian Authority was going to demand that the UN
set a time-line for ending ‘Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem’. This is not the first such demand but, on
each previous occasion, it was vetoed by France and the United States. NOW, there
is a growing concern that such will not be the case this time around.
A meeting of
the Arab League in Cairo produced, among other things, a decision to support an
upcoming Palestinian Authority resolution at the UN Security Council. The
Palestinian Authority will demand that the UN set a time-line for ending
Israeli 'occupation’(notice the word –
occupation. History proves there has been continued Jewish presence since Joshua)
of the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.
The move
echoes a similar effort announced recently by Security Council member France. The
Obama Administration has signaled that it might not veto such a resolution at
the UN Security Council, as it has in the past.
Why? Because of comments Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made late in
the Israeli election campaign to the effect that under current circumstances, a
Palestinian state won't be created in the West Bank during his time in
office.
I am a firm
believer that God fired a warning shot across our bough on 9/11. A warning shot
that we then vowed we could fix in our own strength by following the same
mistakes the Israelis made many years ago.
Isaiah 9:10
records that mistake as follows: "The bricks have fallen down, but we
will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, but we will
replace them with cedars." (Isa. 9:10). When our nation was hit on 9/11, our leaders
stood boldly and declared, "Hey, man, don't sweat it, we have learned our
lesson and we will be better prepared in the future by building our defenses
stronger.” Although the churches were
filled that Sunday after 9/11, it was a short revival that had no roots and the
status quo soon returned and the masses went back to their apathy.
I am also a
firm believer that we have two gigantic cannons aimed at us; it really does not
matter which catastrophe that you choose. But understand that we are facing a
double whammy and, unless our nation repents and turns from its wicked ways and
follows God's mandate for change in 2 Chronicles 7:14, the sky is indeed going
to fall.
Now let me
ask you a question. If the sky does
indeed fall will the churches be full the Sunday after God's wrath hits and
fan? They were filled in the New York
area after 9/11, but within a month or so they were back to the norm. In a follow up study, it was learned that
those who returned to their old ways did so because they did not find anything
in the church that gave them peace of mind.
They were
seeking refuge and someone to put their arms around them and assure them God
was in control, but what they found was apathy and people that had the same
fears they had. It was also discovered
that the church was not ready to receive a sudden influx of people who needed
something to fill that vacuum in their chest cavities that was just the size of
God. Leaders were not prepared to lead
people to Jesus and mentor them.
Is there a
solution to the rapid decline in our once very proud and great nation? Not really, as long as we allow the voice of
the world to drowned out the voice of God.
Does that mean we should throw in the towel and join the "eat,
drink, and be merry" crowd? Not in
your sweet bippy! God has a laid out a
plan of restoration and rehabilitation but we have to learnt to “Walk Ye In
It!".
So with that
in mind let's do some digging and see if we can come up with a resolution to
this every growing problem – next time….
Blessings,
Gramps
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