God is in Control

Josh 10:42 "All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel."

When you look at Josh 9 and 10 you realize that this was not a pretty thing. Joshua was told the conquer the land and he did it by killing thousands of people. I hate to say it, but this is similar to what radical Muslims are doing today…taking over areas and telling people that they should either swear allegiance to Mohammed or die. There is one big difference, though. The God of all creation, the God who sees everything, knows everything, who has orchestrated all of history, who is in control of everything, the God who is just and true and totally righteous was behind this. He is the One who fought for Israel. He is the One who chose the nation of Israel to be a people for His possession. He is the One who promised Abraham that He would make him a great nation. He is the One, who from the very beginning, promised this land to Israel. The problem is, others had come in and possessed the land that God had promised to His people.

Fast forward to 2011. Israel is surrounded by her enemies. Ahmadinejad has threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the map. Assad wants the U.N. to recognize a Palestinian state. Egypt is threatening. Turkey is threatening. The Saudi's are no friend. Syria is no friend. Frankly, Israel does not have any friends in that part of the world. Their very existence is constantly under attack. Guess what? God's promises still remain and the Lord God will still fight for Israel…and frankly, I would not want to be any country that comes against Israel because they will be fighting God. I know to some that this sounds radical. It sounds like crazy talk. Everyone wants peace. Everyone wants a two party solution. Everyone wants everyone to get along. If I read the Bible correctly, though, this is not going to happen until a peace treaty is made that will last for three and a half years and then it will all blow up. The world will fight against Israel and God will win.

The point: God is in control. He was in control when Joshua did battle. He was in control in 1948 when Israel became a nation. He was in control during the six day war. He is in control now. He will forever be in control. If He is in control of the affairs of the world…I know He is in control of the affairs of my life.