Israeli commando raid harshly critisized

This news story about Israeli commando's in their raid on the Turkish vessels is interestingly causing great concern.

Israel has been protecting their shores, and they should have a right to. Everyone knows when there is a military operation with casualties like this, that it is going to be investigated by the international community. And that is fine.

However, I want to point out something strange. Notice how everyone is angrily jumping all over Israel for doing this. Or the media hatefully portrays Israel as "evil" for protecting their territory.

Even if the USA or another country did something like this, it may be in the news, but the level of hate expressed in the media, or the comments left under news articles on line is never this much as it is toward Israel.

I see hatred and anger coming toward Israel from everywhere. Even from people in the USA.

God has warned the nations of the world NOT to divide HIS land that He gave to the Jews! And situations like this one are stirring up enough commotion that it makes you wonder when there is going to be a serious escalation of war over there.

I am concerned that many people and governments in this world seem to be unaware or oblivious to God's warning not to divide the land of Israel. Many of these people don't know God, and therefore don't take Him seriously. Nor do they realize how dangerous it is for them to ignore what God said!

It is situations precisely like this Israeli commando operation, that will trigger World War III. I know that some say WWIII has already been started on 911. But we haven't seen it escalate yet! It will grow a lot worse if the hatred for Israel continues to build.

Other triggers to a world war are North Korea attacking south Korean ships and the like. The economy which I don't have to tell you is another reason for drastic change.

I think everybody can feel that something BIG is getting ready to take place. And it is going to be a WORLD WIDE chain of events that will shake everything that we believe in and what we are used to!

I can tell you that there are plans to integrate a New World Order! Many of the US presidents announced this when they were in office. That has been in the works for quite some time now. But for them to make it official, they need things like global warming; a failing world wide economy; (maybe even the worst oil spill in history) and instances of Israel looking bad when trying to protect their God-given land!

We need to pray for Israel! And we need to be ready for what is about to fall on this world!

May you take heed to the warnings that are hitting us from every side. And may God be with you.

Romans 6:23

"23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." -Romans 6:23

Memorial Day

Tribute, Honor, Respect to those who gave their lives for Freedom!

Freedom is not free!

USA!

Romans 5:8

"8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8

The Real Jesus of Nazareth

One of my favorite movies of all time was Franco Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth." The 1977 film with Robert Powell as Jesus. What I liked about this movie was that it was so real to me the first time I saw it. I was a kid about 12 years old when it first was on tv in the USA. This movie was so good. Everything in it from the actors to the costumes and all of the props, scenery and so forth was really terrific. I was caught up into the movie. As a child watching this film for the first time it really impacted me in a positive way. I've seen the movie dozens of times now since then.

The actors were so good. It wasn't just Robert Powell, but all of them. Olivia Hussey as Mary the mother of Jesus; Ernest Borgnine as the Roman Centurion; James Farentino as Peter; Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus; and so on.

I think this was the best "Jesus" film of all time. Each scene was directed to perfection. A lot of time and money was put into this movie. And they did an incredible job.

Now, I said all this so you will know what I really think of the movie and to say this: In all of Robert Powells great efforts in portraying Jesus, If you put him next to the real Jesus, he (Robert Powell) would look like a weak nothing!

It must be impossible for any actor to truly portray Jesus, because Jesus is so full of power! ...He is so full of the Holy Spirit! ...He is so full of Love, ...that He would draw all people to Himself.

People everywhere would be so attracted to His love if they saw Him. If He played himself in a movie everyone would go see it. All of our attention would be focused on Him and His love for us. It would be ...like heaven!

And thats part of what heaven will be like. We, ...those who believe, will one day get to see Jesus! We will see His face. And we will get to see what it will be like to be with Him, everywhere He goes and whatever He does. We will be there!

Mark 12:29-31

"29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:29-31

New addition to WordofTruth blog

Today, I just added the FEEDJIT Live Traffic Map to my blog! This should make for an interesting widget. I have been wondering who was stopping by thinking not many were. Once I added this feature immediately I noticed I got a visitor from across the world. Without this widget, I would never know that person visited my site. If you don't have this widget on your blog, I suggest you get it. It truly is "eyes and ears" for you, seeing visitors you wouldn't normally notice. For me, after having my blog for only 1 week, it is an encouragement. Now I know I'm actually getting traffic I didn't know about.

Seeking God

How do we really seek God? You know usually I find myself seeking His hand or his handouts! But what does it take to seek His face? After 22 years of being a Christian I find that I don't always seek His face.

Seeking the face of God is to seek a closer walk with Him to develop that relationship with him that was started when we accepted him as savior.

He is our provider. He is our Father. He is our everything. So it is easy to just mumble off prayers about our needs without actually taking the time to wait on him. To get to know him more personally.

The scripture says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." -Matthew 6:33

So this is what is required. We have to make the conscience choice to set aside time to do this. You can set aside an hour a day for instance, and/or one day a week devoted to seeking Him. Turn off the tv, the internet, the cell phone, etc... This is hard for those of us who have addictions to those things. So it may be necessary for us to re-prioritize our life. Addictions are a form of idol worship anyway. So break those habits, and wait on God instead. It may be necessary to conduct a fast in order to jump start this process.

When we begin to seek Him, we can anoint ourself with oil, and ask him to cover us in the blood of Jesus. Then invite His Holy Spirit to fill us and guide us in our prayer time. Put on some worship music and begin to praise and worship Him. (this does not mean contemporary "Christian" rock.) Make sure to repent of everything that may have displeased Him. Make sure to forgive everyone who hurt you. You can even take communion.

All of these things will deepen your walk with God. By doing these things you are actively making room in your life for the one who went to the cross on your behalf. This is one way you can love Him back and show Him that you truly appreciate what He has done for you.

Hebrews 11:1

"1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." -Hebrews 11:1