A new Wind is Blowing

Micah 5:7-15

What is a promise worth?  The answer would depend on who made the promise, if it is from someone who has always kept every promise they have made it is worth betting the farm on.  In Micah 7:1-9, we have this promise from One who always keeps His promises; “Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which delay not for a man nor wait for the children of man.  And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.  Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.”

If you are a Jew living in 2012, take heart, for God is a promise keeper, and if you are like me, one who by grace has been grafted into the family of God, then it might be helpful to visit Romans 11.  What a picture God has painted for us who are in the last days, and to His chosen, the Jewish people.  He compares the remnant of Jacob scattered all over the world to a young lion among a flock of sheep.  Do not miss the picture; the young lion is going to win.  Now as the ones that have been grafted in we should heed the message of Romans 11:17-21, “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.”

WOW, but it also comes with a great price in that God is going to remove all that we place our hope in; like security, news sources, governments, even false teachers and religious beliefs in other gods, like wealth and armies.  And this is the promise from God, “And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.” (Micah 5:15 ESV) 

For years the government of the United States of America has stood with Israel, and God has blessed us mightily.   But a new wind is blowing that will bring judgment on our Nation, for the greatest of Promise Keepers has promised the following to Abraham; “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”(Genesis 12:2-3 ESV)

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice