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Chaos and Revolt – Week 50 / December 7th
“Moreover the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah, saying, “Have you not considered
what these people have spoken, saying, ‘The
two families which the Lord has chosen, He
has also cast them off’? Thus they have
despised My people, as if they should no
more be a nation before them.”
Jeremiah 33:23-24
As revolt and chaos spreads through the Middle East it turns out that the only stable Democracy in the region is Israel and indeed that the Apartheid State of today is not Israel but the Arab nations around her. These nations are imploding with discontent and violence as people take to the streets protesting their lack of freedoms and their subjugation under the hands of thugs, murderers, despots and leaders who have made themselves rich on the backs of their people! Syria, as we once knew it, is no more and, as the country continues to burn, 240,000 of its citizens lie dead in its smoldering ruins and more than a million more have invaded Europe. Among them jihadists who are determined to bring chaos and mayhem to the capitals of Europe; as we have just witnessed in Paris. Christians throughout the Nineveh Plain have followed Jesus to the cross and the real barbaric face of Islam has been laid bare for all to see. Adding to this awful toxic brew is the arrival of the Russian military machine in the region. We should all take note and prepare ourselves for greater upheavals.
Israel by contrast is a shining example of freedom, the rule of law, an independent judiciary and the freedom of the press and yet the educational institutions of our world have decided to boycott Israeli academics and to annually hold what is called, “Israel Apartheid Week” and the European Union is now moving to boycott and label Israeli products made in Judea and Samaria. Nothing is more hypocritical, and indeed shameful, as this. While totalitarian dictators, throughout the Arab world, suppress their people and even murder them in huge numbers on the streets of their capitals, these European technocrats decided to focus on Israel and condemn her. Sadly, many Church movements have also joined themselves to this hypocrisy. This is all part of a sinister desire to discredit Israel, delegitimize Israel and in the end dismantle Israel. Anti-Semitism is at work here for sure and it masquerades under the umbrella of the so called BDS movement. It is unbridled and unashamed and sadly attracts many followers.
We, who have been “washed” by the scriptures, recognize this evil root that again and again seeks to find fertile soil where it can flourish and grow. Thankfully, we stand in its way and we will stand alongside Israel in her endless struggle to exist in a dark world. Jesus said that, “This nation (generation) would not pass away until all things are fulfilled” (Matthew 24:34) and the Prophet Jeremiah declared that as long as the sun, moon and stars are in the firmament just so long will Israel exist as a nation before God. (Jeremiah31:35-36)
The struggle will be a challenging and difficult one but we will stay the course because we have a God in Heaven who watches over Israel day and night (Psalm 121:4) and Who invites us into a place of dedicated prayer and intercession on her behalf. (Isaiah 62:6-7) In the end He will be glorified in the nations in this growing contest as He will arise and defend His people in a way that we never thought possible (Zechariah 12:1-9). Let us therefore ignore the anti-Israel antagonists, arise to the place of dedicated intercession and be faithful to God.
Malcolm Hedding
2015Devotional Blog