A War of Worldviews

I saw an interesting tweet this morning - having to do with the new outbreak of war happening in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine:

In the midst of any new conflict, it is difficult to discern what is happening - and with something like this, a conflict that has been boiling on the front burner for 75 years and on the back burner for millennia, it can be messy to try and figure out what's happening. However, what Harrison's tweet gets at is what really lies behind the news of the day. For Christians especially, this is important to consider. Israel is STILL God's people - Jesus himself was a Jew and it would not be a stretch to say that this attack by Hamas is an attack on Jesus' kinsman. The real battle, in the background behind everything else, is the battle between God and Satan. Our response, in light of these events, ought to be prayer...it is a reminder of what is to come, perhaps in the not-so-distant future. Here are two things on my mind over the past few days - one is a prayer from the Amidah, the central prayer book of the Jewish people. The other is a recent address by Dalton Thomas of Frontier Alliance International (FAI). It's a provoking talk. I'm not sure I agree with everything he says, but it underscores the significance of these days and times.

Prayer 14

Return in mercy to Jerusalem your city, and dwell in it as you have promised

Rebuild it soon in our day as an eternal structure

and quickly set up in it the throne of David

Blessed are you, O Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem

Dalton Thomas Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0m7iW0WtkA