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The Amish Voice 12
As I was with Moses, so I will
be with thee: I will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:5
I will give them a heart to
know Me, for I am the LORD;
and they will be My people,
and I will be their God, for
they will return to Me with
their whole heart.
Jeremiah 24:7
time of tribulation. Many will die in this day of trouble
(Zechariah 13:8-9). Once again Israel's enemies will try to
destroy this nation. This time of trouble is seen in Revelation
chapter 12 where the “WOMAN” refers to the nation of Israel
and the “DRAGON” refers to Satan.
Does Satan try to destroy the nation? ______
Does he succeed? ________
The Messiah Comes!
When Christ came the first time, the Jewish people rejected
Him. When Christ comes the second time, the Jewish people
will receive Him (see Romans 11:26-27)! At the end of the
tribulation things will look very hopeless for the Jewish people.
They will be surrounded by their enemies and once again it will
look as though they will be destroyed; but in the darkest hour,
the Messiah will return and the nation will be delivered.
We read about Christ's coming in Zechariah 12:9-12. Will the
Jewish people be sorry for the way they treated Christ when He
came the first time? _______
The Greatest Nation On Earth
After Christ returns, He will set up His kingdom on the earth.
During this kingdom, the nation of Israel will be the greatest
kingdom on earth and the Jews will be looked up to and
respected more than any other people (see Zechariah 8:23).
Christ will not set up His throne from Washington D.C. or from
Moscow, but from the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be the
capital of the world (Isaiah 2:1-3). God told Abraham that a
great nation would come out of him.
God Has a Wonderful Future for Israel
The Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, reveals that
God has promised a wonderful future to the nation Israel. God
will keep all His promises and all His covenants which He made
with His chosen people. Christians everywhere should have a
great love in their hearts for the Jewish people.
God's Word is True
We have seen that God kept His promise concerning the nation
of Israel. God promised that this nation would never be
destroyed! Even though nation after nation tried to destroy it,
they all failed!!
What has God promised you if you are a believer in Christ?
An
inheritance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you, Who
[believers]
are kept by
the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time
(1 Peter 1:4-5).
Will you ever perish (John 10:28)? _____
Will you ever be cast out (John 6:37)? ______
Will you ever be lost (John 6:39)? _____
Will Christ ever leave you (Hebrews 13:5)? ______
Will you ever be separated from the love of God (Romans
8:38-39)? _____
Will God keep all of these promises? ______ Why (Titus
1:2)? ___________________________________________
____________________________
God keeps the believer SAFE
FOREVER!
Just like Adam and Eve in
the garden of Eden, when
our relationship with God
seems distant, it is not
God who has left us, but
we who have left Him. He
is
there—always—
waiting for us to turn back
to Him. We sometimes
leave Him, but He
promises that He will
never leave us.
END
A Firm Grip
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art
thou?
Genesis 3:8-9
—Lois Ewing
As I was walking with Jesus, our hands were firmly gripped.
We walked, talked, laughed, and cried together,
And still there was the firm grip.
Then, as years passed by, I let the world slip in a little at a time.
Soon, I wasn’t walking and talking as often with our Lord.
I realized that I missed His firm grip.
I knelt down in prayer and asked why He had let go.
Jesus answered and said, “I still have a firm grip.”
“It is you who was losing your grip.”