ZECHARIAH 2:8

ZECHARIAH 2:8

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

            Ecclesiastes CEV 12:13-14 Everything you were taught can be put into a few words: Respect and obey God! This is what life is all about. God will judge everything we do, even what is done in secret, whether good or bad.

Zechariah 2:1-13 I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked him, "Where are you going?" He answered, "I am going to measure Jerusalem to see how wide and how long it is." Then the angel who was speaking with me left. Another angel came out to meet him and said to him, "Run, and say to that young man, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited like an unwalled village because it will have so many people and animals in it. I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD. I will be the glory within it.' "Hurry, hurry! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. I've scattered you to the four winds of heaven. Hurry, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of Babylon! This is what the LORD of Armies says: Afterwards, the Glory sent me to the nations who looted you. Whoever touches you [Israel] touches the apple of his eye. I'm going to shake my fist at the nations, and their own slaves will loot them. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me. Sing for joy and rejoice, people of Zion. I'm going to come and live among you, declares the LORD. On that day many nations will join the LORD and become my people. I will live among you. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you. The LORD will claim Judah as his own in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. "Everyone be silent in the presence of the LORD. He is waking up and setting out from his holy dwelling place." [Underlining mine.]

'If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence.

'If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel' -Benjamin Netanyahu.

  Indeed the USA is a wonderful place to live!

  In all of the concerns having to do with fuel, energy, the economy, health care, taxation, war, nuclear threats of various types, Iran, North Korea, China, food prices, employment, political corruption, education, et al; there is one item that should be at the top of the list, Israel.

  Specifically, in God’s eyes what is the USA political stance toward Israel?

  Though I do not personally see the USA as a “Christian nation” or that it ever was as such, though definitely founded on and until recently greatly influenced by and functioning upon Christian principles in many ways (2Chron.7:14 et al); and for this reason greatly blessed of God, even when and as ungodly in so many ways; it must be understood that there is another paramount reason for our blessedness.

  Publicly and politically, in opposition to a number of powerful USA leaders, some profoundly anti-Semitic, others fearful that antagonizing the Arabs would disrupt our post WWII oil supplies, President Harry S. Truman courageously recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, 11 minutes after it declared itself a nation - Biblically a most wise thing done.

  Believing that, though not flawlessly holy, our national support has by and large been for Israel, a reason I believe we as an imperfect people have been supremely blessed by God.

  Can this change, withdrawing support for the Jews? While Arabs and some others overtly *assault the Jew, will USA quietly stand on the ungodly side of the red line and watch? Indeed it could happen!

  “Jerusalem, we pray that you will have peace, and that all will go well for those who love you.” (Ps.122:6)  EBB4

PS. “Christian” is only 2 times in Scripture. Act.26:28; 1Pet.4:16. It means “follower of Christ”. Has, does the USA followed Christ? From colonial times until now how do the nation’s leaders and populace decisions and actions align with Christ as King? Other than during duress and crises asking God to bless or help us in what we do or suffer, actually how often have we as a nation consulted the Word for direction and accepted His guidance, and followed it?