Shalom,


Israel has suffered attacks from almost the entire world since the very moment of their return as a nation in 1948. Some people, even some Christians, believe that God is done with them. NOT SO! Have you never read Romans 11? Look at verse 1 (Message Bible):

11 Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he'll have nothing more to do with them? Hardly. Remember that I, the one writing these things, am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham out of the tribe of Benjamin. You can't get much more Semitic than that! 2 So we're not talking about repudiation. God has been too long involved with Israel, has too much invested, to simply wash his hands of them.

Now look at verses 28-32:

28 From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God's enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God's overall purpose, they remain God's oldest friends. 29 God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty — never canceled, never rescinded. 

30 There was a time not so long ago when you were on the outs with God. But then the Jews slammed the door on him and things opened up for you. 31 Now they are on the outs. But with the door held wide open for you, they have a way back in. 32 In one way or another, God makes sure that we all experience what it means to be outside so that he can personally open the door and welcome us back in.

Isn't is wonderful that God does NOT think like man thinks! Where would any of us be if that were so? Look at verses 33-36:

33 Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It's way over our heads. We'll never figure it out. 


34 Is there anyone around who can explain God?
Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do? 
35 Anyone who has done him such a huge favor
that God has to ask his advice? 


36 Everything comes from him;
Everything happens through him;
Everything ends up in him.
Always glory! Always praise!
Yes. Yes. Yes. 

Hallelujah! OUR God IS God! The One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible! Don't ever try to put Him in YOUR size box! If you do, you will fail big time! We CAN know Him, if we follow on to know Him (Hosea 6:3), but He will ALWAYS surprise us because He is bigger than we can comprehend! Nothing He does will ever be outside of His Word, but we haven't even begun to see all that is hidden in His Word. The greatest joy of my life is finding new things about Him and His character that I never thought about before! This song explains that feeling! Hillsong Live with "The Greatness Of Our God":

Here are the lyrics:

Verse 1: 
Give me eyes to see 
More of who You are 
May what I behold, 
still my anxious heart. 
Take what I have known 
And break it all apart 
For You my God, are greater still.

CHORUS
No sky contains,
No doubt restrains,
All You are,
The greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close 
To all You are, 
The greatness of our God.

Verse 2: 
Give me grace to see 
Beyond this moment here. 
To believe that there 
Is nothing left to fear.

That You alone are high above it all.
For You my God, are greater still.

CHORUS 2x
No sky contains,
No doubt restrains,
All You are,
The greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close 
To all You are, 
The greatness of our God.

Bridge: 2x
And there is nothing
That can ever separate us.
There is nothing that can ever 
separate us from Your love.
No life, no death, of this I am convinced.
You my God, are greater still.

2x:
And no words can say, or song convey,
all You are the greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close 
to all You are, 
the greatness of our God. 

Shalom in Him!