The photo above is of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage taken into Gaza by Hamas terrorists. His first birthday was not celebrated with his mother and father. No, little Kfir had his first birthday in captivity.
I cannot imagine the unbearable pain and horror his parents and family are experiencing right now. Pray for them and all the hostages and their families.
The savage attack on Israel on October 7th portrayed human depravity at its worst. But in spite of this reality, terror organizations are influencing people all over the world to protest against Israel! They are easily manipulated to hate the Jews because they are ignorant of the truth. This is evil and is inspired by Satan.
Similarly, when protestors chanted and held signs that said “From the River to the Sea. Palestine will be free”, they were asked what river? and what sea? They didn’t know. Nor did they know that the chant implicitly advocates for the dismantling of Israel and a call for the removal or extermination of the Jewish population of the region.
Anti-semitism is at an all-time high. Pro-Hamas protests are occurring in cities all over the world! It is unthinkable, but it is happening nonetheless, even in U.S. cities.
Do you know what else is at an all-time high? DECEPTION! Ignorance of the truth is widespread and deception is rampant.
In a world often characterized by intolerance and hate, God has called His people to love. The Woke crowd hates anyone who won’t get on board with their agenda. They will curse you and call you a racist, transphobic, or a Nazi. Protestors try to shut down free speech when the speaker is pro-life. Speaking the Truth takes courage and many Christians stay silent because speaking out may cause them to be hated. They could even lose their job.
The following verse takes on new significance in today’s world.
Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 NIV
Christ-followers are to be identified by the way they love one another. Just think of it. Some groups are identified by their head covering. Some are identified by the color of their skin, their language, their food, their flag, or their culture. Of all the ways we might identify a particular group of people, only Christ-followers are identified by their love. That’s amazing when you think about it.
Our human perspective is limited. Paul said,
“We see through a glass darkly” (1 Corinthians 13:12 KJV)
But God’s perspective is without limitations. He is all-knowing. That’s why we must trust and follow Jesus, even when we don’t understand His ways. How do we do that? By obeying His Word.
Jesus prayed, “I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:14-17 NIV (emphasis mine)
There is already tremendous pressure to accept an unbiblical worldview. But if you read your Bible, you know this pressure is only going to get worse.
The Apostle John warns us that a time is coming when people won’t be able to buy or sell unless they worship the Antichrist, and have a specific mark on their hand or forehead. That’s a lot of pressure to conform! Revelation 13:16-17 NIV
Jesus said, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 14:1 NASB
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…” Ephesians 6:14 NIV
“Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 NASB (emphasis mine)
In His Love, Cindy
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Sources:
Amir Tsarfati, Telegram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_river_to_the_sea
Sky News
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Cindy, thank you for your strong stand for truth and your encouragement for all of us who follow Christ to do the same.
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Thank YOU for your encouraging words! It means a lot. Blessings!
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Great post, Cindy!
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Thanks, Steve. Blessings!
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The number of sheeple worldwide is astounding. Thank you and Amir for your exposure of some of the blind support.
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There are a lot of things happening in our world that don’t make the news. That’s why I like Amir’s Telegram page. Blessings, Nancy!
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So sad
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So sad that many Christians choose to ignore it. God bless you today, Pastor Jim!
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I agree
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Thank you, Cindy, for the encouragement to be aware of the current state of our world issues and to love others like Jesus does regardless.
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Thanks for commenting. God bless you today, Alicia!
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All of it breaks my heart. I recently came to Luke 18:1, which helps me press on: “One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.” Thank you, Cindy, for speaking out so eloquently. That people do not see their own depravity in supporting Hamas is daunting indeed.
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Good morning, Curtiss Ann! Thank you for your encouraging words. It is so important for us to encourage one another – “and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Blessings, my friend!
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Collectively and maybe even individually, we humans seem hopelessly prone to the politics of scale and differences, both real and perceived, especially those involving color, nationality, race and religion.
It’s quite plausible that if the world’s population was somehow reduced to just a few city blocks of seemingly similar residents, there’d sooner or later be some form of notable inter-neighborhood hostilities.
Still, from within ourselves we, as individuals, can resist flawed yet normalized human/societal nature thus behavior.
Perhaps somewhat relevant to this are the words of the long-deceased [1984] American sociologist Stanley Milgram, of Obedience Experiments fame/infamy: “It may be that we are puppets — puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception, with awareness. And perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.” …
The world is on fire, literally and figuratively. And I, too, have been inexplicably angrier over the last couple of years and sometimes dread that I may someday leave this world that way.
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We don’t have to be “puppets controlled by the strings of society” even though, I agree, many people are.
Jesus said, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”” (John 8:31-32)
Truer words were never said! We don’t have to be “puppets”. We can be free.
Thank you for reading my post. I hope you will visit again. God bless you today, Frank!
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