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
**** The blog sent Jan 4 was published here on Sat Jan 7
**** The blog sent Jan 4 was published here on Sat Jan 7
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