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Imagine What American
Would have looked like if the Times Square
attacker had had possession of a nuclear
weapon
By
Joel C. Rosenberg
(Washington,
D.C., May 5, 2010) -- Imagine what America
would have looked like if the Radical
Muslims from the Middle East who tried to
detonate a truck bomb in Times Square this
week had had possession of a nuclear weapon?
Do you really believe these jihadists would
have hesitated to kill millions of Americans
in Manhattan because President Obama has
vowed to make the world free of nuclear
weapons? Or because the White House this
week called for a "nuclear free Middle
East"? Or because the U.S. this week told
our worst enemies just how many nukes we
have and promised to get rid of them all? Or
because the U.S. this week took more actions
to sell out Israel and isolate the Jewish
State?
Neither do I. Ultimately, Radical Islamic
extremists don't want to terrify America and
Israel. They want to annihilate us. Why
don't our leaders in Washington understand
this?
The international isolation of Israel is
acclerating. But let this not be said of the
Church. Now is the time for the Church to
teach the Word of God, pray faithfully,
bless Israel and stand with the Jewish
people with unconditional love and
unwavering support. On my weblog today, I
lay out 7 specific actions. Here's one:
Hold a day of fasting and a night of prayer
to pray for revival in the U.S. and to bless
Israel and her neighbors. Let us not fear
that our country is lost, or that Israel is
doomed. We serve a prayer-hearing and a
prayer-answering God, a wonder-working God.
James 5:17 tells us that "the prayer of a
righteous man is powerful and effective."
So, if you pastor a congregation, lead them
in lifting these critical needs before the
Lord, so that the U.S. may not begin to reap
the whirlwind of turning against Israel.
Challenge your home group leaders and prayer
partners to the same actions. Lead those who
you are able to lead, and start with your
own families. Gather together to pray for
the peace of Jerusalem. Pray for the hearts
of our leaders to be changed to
righteousness and to bless Israel. Pray for
Prime Minister Netanyahu to know the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in a real and
personal way and to have wisdom from the
Lord in this crisis. Pray for the believers
in the epicenter to be strong and courageous
as the Lord builds His Church and vows not
to allow the gates of Hell to prevail
against it. And please be sure to pray for
the Lord to bless Israeli and Palestinian
believers as they obey Christ's commands to
"love your neighbor" and "love your enemy."
One place to find the latest prayer requests
for the people of the epicenter is on our
"Epicenter Team" page on Facebook. Another
place is our Prayer Request Page on The
Joshua Fund's new website (www.joshuafund.net).
To read all 7 suggested actions, please go
to http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com.
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