Me: Howdy Prodigal, I love the rules!
Prodigal: These are the rules of a good southern home.
Me: Well, I have to agree with that. I know you are southern Prodigal, but the story today is about another group of people called the Jews.
Prodigal: Tell me a little bit about them. Why is everybody so interested in this group of people?
Gary Frazier talks about the importance of Israel the nation.
I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land (Ezekiel 36:24)
To comprehend what an incredible act of God it is to preserve the beleaguered Jews throughout history and then return them to their land, consider this observation.
You cannot find the ancient neighbors of the Jews anywhere. Have you ever met a Moabite? Do you know any Hittites? Are there any tours to visit the Ammonites? Can you find the postal code of a single Edomite? No! These ancient people disappeared from history and from the face of the earth. Yet the Jews, just as God promised, returned to their land.
While the complete fulfillment is yet to come, the return of the Jews to Israel in 1948 was an astounding event unprecedented in world history. Never had a decimated ancient people managed to retain their individual identity through almost twenty centuries and reestablish their nation in their original homeland. The event was specifically prophesied, and it happened exactly as foretold. It was clearly a miraculous act of God.
Prophesy is true. God made the earth and all that is in it. He also knows the future. It is amazing how he shares bits of information for us thousands of years in advanced. I don’t understand all of the book of Revelation and what it all means but I do understand this. Jesus is coming back.
Will he know you when he does?
Matthew 20:40-44
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him
Jennifer Van Allen
www.faithincounseling.org
www.theprodigalpig.com
