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Friday, March 20, 2015
Witnessing the gears of prophecy turn
As we look back on the events leading up to this week and what occurred in Israel with the elections, I hesitate to invoke an oft too used Christian cliche’, but it seems appropriate–God is in control. He really is. It doesn’t minimize that we have free will to make our decisions–both good and bad–suffer the consequences–both good and bad–but there is perspective. And God is in control. He has a prophetic plan for the return of Christ, and that plan is playing out before our very eyes. When evil attempts to storm in outside of that plan, the Lord steps in and puts his plan to work that we all might see that He is the LORD God. That we might be reminded of Galatians 6:7 to not be deceived, God is not mocked.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had the cards stacked against him. The “president” of the United States was doing all in his power to make sure Netanyahu did not get reelected. While there was the obvious media reports of the “president’s” open feud over Netanyahu’s stirring speech before the US joint session of Congress, there was much more at play. There are unconfirmed reports that the “president’s” henchmen were in Israel helping organize the opposition. A congressional investigation has been launched into some $350,000 sent by the State Department to a pro-Palestinian non profit when Netanyahu declared his candidacy. Knowing politics, there was much more chicanery that wasn’t reported.
It would have been easy for Netanyahu to give up. It is difficult to imagine just how much pressure was applied to convince him that it was a bad idea to address Congress when the “president” was so publicly against it. He had it coming from all directions–from the Democratic Party here in America to the Arabs, the Iranians, the Caliphate builders, the liberals in Israel, and the terrorists throughout the Middle East, including the so-called Palestinians. But he didn’t budge. One man stood up to all this pressure. Now I have been told that Netanyahu isn’t perfect, but I can say from observing his actions, he showed the world what it means to stand in the gap–having done all, to stand. And God honored that stand.
The Beast; the time of Jacob’s Trouble (what many refer to as the tribulation); The return of Jesus Christ; the end time battle against the enemies of Israel and of God; the Millennial reign; the new heaven and new earth are coming. They are not here yet. These events will occur on God’s time as Jesus said in Acts 1:7, “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.” But be sure of this–we are to be ready and to stand, overcoming evil with good. We are to make disciples. As Christ said in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Meantime, we have watched the gears of prophecy turn this week and we have seen an example of how to stand, and how God honors such action.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries thanks Bill Wilson and www.dailyjot.com