This has been a very difficult year for many people in the world, but it also has been a very blessed year for people who trust in our Lord and Savior.
According to a report there were over 220,000 people killed in natural disasters in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record. The signs of the times are getting more and more obvious to even the unbelievers out there.
Israel and Gaza;
We all have been hearing on the news in the last few days about the war in Gaza and Israel. First, we need to pray for the people of Israel and the innocent people in Gaza. The innocent people in Gaza are being put in danger because of the terrorist organization called Hamas. What makes me really sad is watching the main line news media showing the people in Gaza in Hospitals, usually all they show are women and children, now that is very tragic, but what I would like to know is where was the press when the thousands of rockets that were falling on the southern parts of Israel, killing and wounding many innocent Israeli people? Where was the outrage of that, it was no where to be found!
I was watching the comments from the United Nations the other day, not one time did they say "stop the rocket attacks in Israel", but all they did was to talk about the terrible tragedy that was happening in Gaza by the over use of force by Israel.
Where was the UN when Israel asked them to stop the relentless rocket attacks from Hamas? By the way the rockets fired from Gaza are penetrating deeper within Israel; they soon could be hitting the major cities and causing a lot more causalities.
Iranian president Ahmadinejad said "Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza which will lead to definite annihilation of the regime". The president vowed that "Iran would follow up a fair solution to the ongoing human crisis in the Gaza Strip" and "is asking the International Criminal Court to bring to justice Israeli leaders for the war crimes they perpetrated in Gaza."
Now think about those statements for a minute, do you see anything wrong with it? Everyone is against Israel, but that should not be a surprise to anyone who knows God's word.
“Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem;
Zechariah 12:2-3 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.”
Will this escalate into a larger regional war, I do not know, but it will happen soon according to the Bible, but God will supernaturally protect Israel.
We must all be ready because Jesus is coming back soon, the signs are there and the birth pangs are getting closer day by day, many refuse to see them but one day every knee will bow in front of our savior, are you ready?
God Bless and have a blessed New Year.
Merry Christmas!
Notice I did not write Happy Holidays or any other politically correct statement. This is the celebration of our Saviors birth, so yell it out the windows, Merry CHRISTmas!
In this season of the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, we need to spread the good news of His word to everyone we come into contact with. Let's not be "ashamed" of speaking His word, do not be "quiet" about our love of our Lord, do not be keep it all to yourself, yell out His word! He wants us to be disciples, He wants us to know His word, to live His word, to be Christ like. So lets go out there and yell out from the rooftops that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior!!!
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
God bless!
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:6-8
This week in the news we are hearing that Israel is getting ready to attack the nuclear facilities in Iran, because they know when the Obama administration gets in, they will not have the backing of the USA. Israel is also in political turmoil with their elections coming up for Prime Minister. Joel Rosenberg has said "I am not convinced that President-elect Barack Obama truly understands the nature and threat of Radical Islam in general or the threat posed by the current leaders of Iran, in particular". Obama's pick for Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton does not bode will with the chance of the USA sticking with Israel when it is in trouble. Looks like Israel is on her own this time, but we all know by reading scripture that Israel is not alone, she has the Lord to protect her.
In Pakistan, a scientist who has worked on the nuclear weapons program said that their nuclear cruise missiles are on launchers and can hit any Indian city within 10 minutes after launch. This statement was made after the tragic Mumbai terrorist attacks 2 weeks ago. Joel Rosenberg interviewing former CIA Director Porter Goss, said to keep your eye on the India-Pakistan conflict and warned this could be one of the next major flashpoints.
This week we hear that terrorists are likely to attack the United States using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
Also this week we hear that "the U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials". Now if look at history, the last time this happened was in Nazi Germany. Hitler has his “personal” SS troops to help keep the residence in line, this world is certainly changing.
Iran launched a large-scale, six-day naval maneuver in the Sea of Oman on Tuesday, the official news agency reported. Looks like they are getting ready for something?
Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian general said Monday. In comments to the Interfax news agency, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, as saying that Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles will be modernized to protect them from space-based components of the U.S. missile defense system.
Seems like Gog and Magog is ramping up.
Even though all this sounds like really bad news, this should not surprise us because the Lord warned us this would happen. The people who are scared out there are the unbelievers, so we must get out there and share the good news of our Lord and Savior because;
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17