Today’s Reading: Judges 18
Today’s Israel, the only Jewish nation in
the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
For its relatively small size, the country has played a large role
in global affairs. The country has a strong economy, vibrant farming, and
is still known to this day as a land of plenty.
It truly has “no lack” of anything that is in the earth. This is no mistake or chance happenstance. This is by the design and hand of God. God
has blessed this Nation above all others – just as He said He would.
Israel
is the only country in the world that has succeeded in reviving a dead
language (Hebrew) and using it as a national language. Because their land
produces so bountifully, Israelis consume more fruits and vegetables relative
to the population than any other nation in the world. Israel is the only country in the world that
has more trees today than it had 50 years ago.
Life expectancy in Israel is among the highest in the world at 82 years. Coffee and cafés are so good in Israel that
it’s the only country where Starbucks failed trying to break into the local
market.
Despite
the tough neighborhood they live in, numerous studies rank Israelis among the
happiest people among the nations of the world. If you mail a letter addressed
to “God”, it will be forwarded to Israel and placed in the Western Wall where
over one million notes are placed every year.
Israel
is also a fertile place for human achievement.
Cell phone technology was invented in Israel. So was voice mail. The Israeli Defense Force
(IDF) has the most sophisticated technology in the world and is a leader in
saving people trapped by natural and man-made disasters including earthquakes,
train wrecks, collapsed buildings, and terrorist attacks. Israel’s “Iron Dome”
missile defense system is the most advanced military defense system in the
world.
This
amazing country has something for everyone.
Israel offers scenic desert landscapes, lush forests, breathtaking
beaches, majestic rivers, and some of the most important Biblical and historic
sites in the world. Travelers from
around the world visit Israel every year, visiting such places as Old Town
Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Bethlehem, Masada, Caesarea, the Jordan River, the
Dead Sea, The Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, and the Sea of Galilee.
Today’s
Israel is confirmation of the words in Judge 18:10, that it is a place where
there is “no lack of anything that is in the earth.” God’s word is truth and can be trusted. God does not change and His word does not
change. Because it comes from God, who Himself is Truth, His word is true.
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