Why I Love Israel

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee" (Psalms 122:6).

Right now, the sovereign State of Israel is under extreme duress.  Once again, the children of Israel must face yet another barrage of rockets from their southwestern neighbors and also, again, the resolve and fighting mettle of Israeli men and women is put to the test.  What other nation on earth could possibly endure the combination of the constant threat of annihilation and of worldwide disdain regardless of its course of action?  Truly, no matter what Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF do to protect the men, women, and children of the only democracy in the Middle East, the collective likes of CNN, MSNBC, Al-Jazeera, NPR, etc. will only cast the Israelis as cruel occupiers and baby-killers.  Nothing could possibly be further from the truth.

My intent here is not to analyze the causes of the newest conflict between the cowardly thugs on the Mediterranean—Hamas, and the most powerful nation in the region—Israel, but to just briefly share with the world why I love Israel so, and why I believe with all my heart, like the Spartans of old they shall absolutely triumph over all of their enemies, though they are as the sand of the sea. 

I am a Christian.  I love Israel because God loves her, and because He exhorts all who would love Him to love the people He took as His bride millennia ago.  The very existence of Israel proves that every promise He makes to me He will will without equivocation keep.  His written Word says that no power exists that can destroy His chosen-for-all-time people.  The fact that Israel exists shows I can believe every word of the Scriptures He gave through His people.  Israel is a testament to the greatness and power of God.

I love Israel for two words: "Never." "Again."  I love Israel because they will not subject themselves to genocide easily ever again, and she is willing to match their enemies' every bullet, bomb, and missile to prove that they will be victim to no regime's "Final Solution" ever again.  Going to war against an enemy who uses his own countrymen as shields is not easy, what with all the rules and restraints imposed by the Geneva Convention, but Israel refuses to allow the cowards to hide, refuses to let them employ the same, dastardly tactics that will let them continue to kill Israelis.  I love Israel because her leadership is not shrinking back from its charge, its primary responsibilty of enforcing its borders to protect its people.  I don't think it matters who they face, for the response must be the same—force, when provoked.  A certain Western constitutional republic and Chief Executive thereof could learn a thing or two from this bright tower of courage and valor.

Lastly, I love Israel because she can never be destroyed.  Those things that are eternal are worthy of love.  Israel, according the Scriptures, shall never again go out of existence, and like Truth, she will endure and valiantly triumph over those who have hated her without cause.  Of course, I do not hold up Israel as a perfect, sinless nation, for the reason she is even in this predicament is because Jacob's children have perpetually been stiff-necked and rebellious, even to the point of rejecting her long-awaited Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.  But I choose to let the Lord deal with that, for His Word says that He will gather His people to Himself and they all will be saved, after having been poured upon with the spirit of supplication when Christ returns to fight for them in their darkest hour.  I realize that even Israelis may not subscribe to my belief about them in this matter concerning Messiah, but again, I trust God to work that out according to His Word and His good pleasure.

For me, I love Israel...