Today I want to focus on the need for Christians to stand with Israel. Israel is one of the smallest nations on earth, about the size of New Jersey, but it’s also one of the most important. This small area of land has been the center of seemingly endless conflicts and controversies throughout history.
Israeli citizens are made up of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, as well as people of other beliefs and non-belief. They support the freedom of the press and the freedom to speak their mind without threat of governmental reprisal. They also believe that nations should have sovereign control over their own borders, including the right to protect themselves.
As the Creator of Heaven and Earth in Genesis 1:1, Israel belongs to God, and
God has the right of ownership to the universe, therefore He can give His land to whomever He chooses. We find in the Bible that God promised Abraham, the father of the Jews, that He would give to him and his descendants the land that currently makes up modern day Israel (along with more land which they will eventually own). See Genesis 15:18–21.
In Genesis 26:3; Genesis 28:13; and Genesis 32:28, God confirmed that promise to Abraham’s son Isaac and his grandson Jacob, who was later called Israel. God gave the title deed of the land of Israel to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants forever.
The Jew’s are, biblically speaking, the "Chosen People of God" and dearly loved by Him. Israel is very important and much of the future of the world will affected by what happens there. In the book of Zechariah God calls Israel “the apple of His eye.”
Zechariah 2:8 (ESV), “For this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.’”
God’s eternal purpose is to bless the world through Israel. If we just look at the great innovations that are coming out of Israel such as medicine, energy, technology, including desalination technology, producing water out of the air, and numerous advances in food growth and production is a blessing to the entire world (even if the world doesn’t acknowledge it). This proves what Genesis 12:3 says, “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
God has used Israel to bring us the message of the prophets, the Scriptures, and, ultimately the Messiah, Jesus Christ to the world.
Spiritually, as Christians, we need to support Israel because the land of Israel is the birthplace of our Christian faith. It’s the place where Jesus Christ lived, was crucified and died, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven. Israel is also the place where Jesus, the Messiah, will one day return and establish His future earthly kingdom with Jerusalem as His capitol.
God loves and cares for His chosen people, the Jews, and the nation of Israel. We can see from history, that nations have been destroyed because of their evil dealings with God’s chosen people. Christian believers need to stand and give support to the chosen people of God, and most definitely we should support Israel’s right to exist. God will fulfill His promises and covenants with Israel because God still has a plan for Israel.
Be diligent and always look for the truth.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
Israeli citizens are made up of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, as well as people of other beliefs and non-belief. They support the freedom of the press and the freedom to speak their mind without threat of governmental reprisal. They also believe that nations should have sovereign control over their own borders, including the right to protect themselves.
As the Creator of Heaven and Earth in Genesis 1:1, Israel belongs to God, and
God has the right of ownership to the universe, therefore He can give His land to whomever He chooses. We find in the Bible that God promised Abraham, the father of the Jews, that He would give to him and his descendants the land that currently makes up modern day Israel (along with more land which they will eventually own). See Genesis 15:18–21.
In Genesis 26:3; Genesis 28:13; and Genesis 32:28, God confirmed that promise to Abraham’s son Isaac and his grandson Jacob, who was later called Israel. God gave the title deed of the land of Israel to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants forever.
The Jew’s are, biblically speaking, the "Chosen People of God" and dearly loved by Him. Israel is very important and much of the future of the world will affected by what happens there. In the book of Zechariah God calls Israel “the apple of His eye.”
Zechariah 2:8 (ESV), “For this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.’”
God’s eternal purpose is to bless the world through Israel. If we just look at the great innovations that are coming out of Israel such as medicine, energy, technology, including desalination technology, producing water out of the air, and numerous advances in food growth and production is a blessing to the entire world (even if the world doesn’t acknowledge it). This proves what Genesis 12:3 says, “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
God has used Israel to bring us the message of the prophets, the Scriptures, and, ultimately the Messiah, Jesus Christ to the world.
Spiritually, as Christians, we need to support Israel because the land of Israel is the birthplace of our Christian faith. It’s the place where Jesus Christ lived, was crucified and died, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven. Israel is also the place where Jesus, the Messiah, will one day return and establish His future earthly kingdom with Jerusalem as His capitol.
God loves and cares for His chosen people, the Jews, and the nation of Israel. We can see from history, that nations have been destroyed because of their evil dealings with God’s chosen people. Christian believers need to stand and give support to the chosen people of God, and most definitely we should support Israel’s right to exist. God will fulfill His promises and covenants with Israel because God still has a plan for Israel.
Be diligent and always look for the truth.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
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