Hey Gang: I have been
debating with myself for several days as to whether I should send this blog out
on What’s Happening Man or Gramps Morning Thought. The later won because the reader numbers of
What’s Happening Man are very low and I believe God would have me at least alert
you to the significance of the past week’s activities on the part of our
government.
On December 23, the United States of America perpetrated an
unprecedented act against the State of Israel by abstaining on a resolution
submitted in the UN Security Council which denies the legal validity of
Israel’s West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements. As former UN Ambassador John Bolton declared
it was not a stab in the back it was a direct frontal attack.
This is the first time since the reestablishment of Israel
as a nation that the United States has refused to use its UN Veto power to
protect the interests of Israel, marking a dramatic and extremely dangerous
change in not only our relationship with Israel but our relationship with God. In Genesis 12 God made the following promise “And I will bless those who bless you, and
the one who curses you I will curse” (Gen 12:3) said in reference to our
relationship with the “Apple of God’s Eye, Israel.
The question that you must settle in your heart is, “Is the
Bible the word of God from cover to cover”.
For it makes a difference how you will process this bit of news. If you
do not believe the Abrahamic Covenant is an eternal covenant, the actions of
one Barack Obama will not have much meaning to you. For most in the world, they are unaware of
the significance of this resolution. It
is far more than another simple reprimand of Israel which is a daily event for
the United Nations.
I recently received a picture of how the United Nations sees
the nations of the world. On one side
are listed all the nations of the world but one. On the other side is the tiny state of
Israel, alone. Again the question of how
this will impact on each one that receives this news is “Is the Bible? the Word
of God and every jot and tittle true. It so then one should not be to surprised with
the action of the United Nations.
Zechariah 14:12 give us fair warning that this day is at hand “For I will gather all the nations against
Jerusalem to battle”.
We have already seen Zechariah 12:2 and 3 fulfilled. Jerusalem is a cup that causes reeling to all
the peoples around and has already become a heavy stone of all the peoples of
the world. But what the world does not
realize is they are not tampering with Israel, a tiny state in the midst of
nations who have but one goal, to annihilate Israel but are on the very edge of
feeling the wrath of God.
In Genesis `17:7-8 God clearly made an unconditional
covenant to give all (not part) of the land of Canaan to Israel for an
everlasting possession and He also promised to be Israel’s God. In my life time I have been blessed to see
the nation of Israel become a state once again but the sons of Ishmael have
decreed this will not last. But I have
also seen a continual battle on the world scene to take away the tiny lands
that were given to them by the United Nations in 1948.
The recent resolution of the United Nations is Israel must
return to the `1967 boundaries. Again,
your level of belief as to whether the Bible is God’s infallible word will determine
how you accept this latest all-out attack against God’s chosen land and
people. In other words, what say you
about our nations turning its back on Israel and does it have any connection
with the fulfillment of Joel 3:2 that states, “I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of
Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into
judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel. Whom they have scattered among the nations;
and they have divided My land”.
I believe when President Barack Obama decided to abstain and
turned his back on Israel, it was more
than a put down to Israel but a frontal attack on God. Keep in mind the Abrahamic covenant “He will bless those who bless His chosen
nation and chosen people but will curse those who curse His chosen nation and
people” did not end with the death of Abraham but was cast in God’s cement
which is irrevocable.
I challenge you this morning, before you turn your attention
to the business of the day, to take the time to read Luke 21:25-36 and pay
special attention to verse 28, “But when
these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because
your redemption is drawing near,” “Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be
weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of the life, and
that this day will not come on you suddenly like a trap.,,, Keep
on the alert at all times, praying that you may had strength to escape all
these things that are about take place and to stand before the Son of man.” (v
36).
Why is the resolution to push Israel back to the 1967
boundaries so dangerous to America? I
will address this question in the next What’s Happening Man blog to be posted
on Sat.Jan 7.
Blessings,
Gramps
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