How do I know that God exists?I look at the Jewish race.
Terry Dashner????Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken
Arrow, OK 74013
At the time of Jesus, Hebrew was already a dead language. The
spoken tongue was Aramaic. Yet even today all over the world
thousands of Jewish children learn Hebrew. It is used for
official documents in the land of Israel.
This tenacity of language is more than stubbornness. It is a
sign of the determination of this ethnic group to keep its
identity. Scattered, beaten, battered, cursed, consigned to
inferior status for centuries, the Jews have nonetheless
consistently clung to their faith. Whether or not those around
agree with them, the Jewish people hold to their faith and pass
it on to their children. It is an admirable trait.
When I think about the survival of the Jew?despite her enemy?s
attempts to destroy her since her inception as a nation?I marvel
and affirm my faith in God. Why? If there is one, overwhelming
proof that God exists, it is the preservation of the nation
Israel. Only the God, who rules over all nations, could have
kept Israel from going the way of the ancient Canaanites.
Stop and think about this, please. When God promised father
Abraham the land of Palestine by covenant, the land promised was
filled with a people who would not be moved aside, easily. Isn?t
it interesting that God has never reneged on His promise to
Israel (or anyone for that matter). After thousands of years,
with Israel being displaced from Palestine through many of those
years, the Jews were awarded a national status in her ancient
land in 1948. And here it is 2005, and against all odds, she
remains?the nation Israel.
The Old Testament is an ancient document of promise to the
children of faith. It speaks of Canaanites, Amorites,
Gibeonites, Geshurites, and a host of other ?ites.? But none of
these would willingly enter covenant with the one true God,
Jehovah; therefore, I can not point to one Amorite, Gibeonite,
Geshurite, or any other ?ites? who is living and thriving as a
nation today. Nevertheless, I can point to Israel as a modern
nation. Why? Because God does not lie. When He makes a covenant
with a people, He keeps His word forever.
The very fact that Israel lives in her ancient land which was
promised to her since the days of father Abraham is the only
proof I need that God exists. What about you? Do you need more
evidence? The fact that God lives and loves you was established
2000 years ago in Palestine. Jesus who is God in the flesh came
into the world to rescue us from your sins. This, too, seems
impossible?God becoming flesh to suffer and die for you and me.
But just as the Jews have been preserves against all odds, Jesus
lived and died for the world. He will receive you forever if you
call upon Him. It?s miraculous.
About the author:
Pastors a small church in Oklahoma. Retired from law
enforcement, U.S. Navy veteran of the Viet Nam era, and father
of three grown children.
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