by Tom Brennan,
France and much of Europe are feeling the weight of terror attacks. Emerging from the shadows, killers take as many innocent lives as possible before detonating their explosive vests. The world shares its shock and Facebook comments. News media focus each broadcast on who was involved and how the French are reacting. Yet, five innocents were killed in Israel and this hardly rates a back page or second or two. Why?
The media still seems set against Israel. Slanted reports, video and any attempt to try to set the record straight seem absent. Perhaps Scripture can clear this up once and for all. “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.’ Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: ‘As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”(Genesis 17:1-6). This covenant is eternal. No one but The Almighty has any control over it. No matter what Kings of the North, Gog and Magog, or any earthly power do, Israel will endure. To stand with Israel is to stand with God.We are at war. We will be persecuted because of who we are and what we believe. The enemy hates us, our friends in Israel and above all, our God. There is no neutral ground or treaty to protect us. Only a continued faith and hope in the promises made by The Almighty can save us. Trial and tribulations are here but we were promised rescue if we persist.
Israel stands in faith and covenant and in the resolve to resist the enemies who seek to destroy the land and its people. We are bound to love our enemies, true. But making an enemy a friend means expecting him to cease working for our death and destruction and cease making war against us. Israel’s example of resolve, determination and faith practiced consistently are lessons for a world under attack from merciless foes.
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marlene says
God never lies. He said He would curse those that curse you and the world is getting what’s coming to them. France – anti-semitic, unGodly; Germany – anti-semitic, unGodly; Nigeria, Sweden, etc – the same. Even America got some of theirs on 911. With our present obama-infested government, we’re expecting more.
4Christ says
Amen. This all is true and I will share it all over the web.
Lorna says
Israel defends itself when faced with these terrorists and the west condemns it. When Europe is faced with these acts of terrorism and takes action it is considered just and all of Europe unites together, how can these countries including my own justify this action and yet condemn Israel who has been faced with these catastrophes on a daily basis. Gods chosen Nation will always face opposition and condemnation, it always has all through-out history. Hitler and many others has tried to eradicate the Jewish Nation, they have been persecuted more than any other Nation, but the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has never for-gotten his covenant with the Jewish People. God is Israel’s defence.
Am Yisrael Chai. God bless Israel
Beverley Anderson says
All the nations of the world will experience peace when Israel is at peace. God did not only choose Israel, He “made” Israel to be a “Great nation” in order to unite the nations of the world back into union with Himself. Israel was constituted into a nation by God’s Word. God created a domain in which to send His Son to redeem Israel and the nations. He made a nation in order to win the nations, because mankind were identified as nations. Since God’s Word created the nation of Israel, Israel will continue to exist to be brought into the completion of the promises He made to Abraham, Yitzhak and Yacov. God is faithful to His Word. Those of us who are the beneficiaries of salvation must continue to pray for the peace of Yerushalayim. Shalom ba Yerushalayim!