Friends, this is a big day. One we've been praying and waiting for a very long time. A day of proof to the world of the effectiveness of those who pray. Less than 24hrs ago Gilad Shalit was reunited with his family. Five years after being in captivity in the hands of the hamas Gilad came home.
Why is this such a big deal? Simple; we here in Israel remember a man by the name of Ron Arad. Another soldier that once kidnapped never came back. This day will be forever known as the day that we remember that there is such a thing as a God of miracles.
Gilad has been gone since the 25th of June 2006 with the outbreak of the second Lebanese war; 2006-2011. Folks, that is 5 years. Today we complete 1940 days in which Gilad sat wondering if he's ever coming home. We need to realize the scope of this period. There were things that didn't exist at the time, like i-phones or i-pads, things we take for granted.
Now as for those who knocked on the doors of heaven and prayed until their knees were raw and their knuckles bloody, I commend you and say what I believe God is saying, 'Well done good and faithful servants!'
And let's not stop now. This is just the beginning of things to come if we do not stop our persistence. I want to encourage all of us to be a nagging generation, just like the widow who would not stop asking until the justice she asked for was given to her. Lets do this until justice is given to the poor, until the unborn finally have a voice, until the trafficking industry is brought to it's knees and until He returns to rule and reign from Jerusalem.
Amen
Why is this such a big deal? Simple; we here in Israel remember a man by the name of Ron Arad. Another soldier that once kidnapped never came back. This day will be forever known as the day that we remember that there is such a thing as a God of miracles.
Gilad has been gone since the 25th of June 2006 with the outbreak of the second Lebanese war; 2006-2011. Folks, that is 5 years. Today we complete 1940 days in which Gilad sat wondering if he's ever coming home. We need to realize the scope of this period. There were things that didn't exist at the time, like i-phones or i-pads, things we take for granted.
Now as for those who knocked on the doors of heaven and prayed until their knees were raw and their knuckles bloody, I commend you and say what I believe God is saying, 'Well done good and faithful servants!'
And let's not stop now. This is just the beginning of things to come if we do not stop our persistence. I want to encourage all of us to be a nagging generation, just like the widow who would not stop asking until the justice she asked for was given to her. Lets do this until justice is given to the poor, until the unborn finally have a voice, until the trafficking industry is brought to it's knees and until He returns to rule and reign from Jerusalem.
Amen
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