Saturday Night Musings

 “Do not touch”—Michelle Obama broke protocol this week in London during the G20 Summit, by touching the Queen when she and the President visited Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the Buckingham Palace. Mrs. Obama embraced the Queen and then she shook the hand of the Queen. This was not the way to approach the Queen of England. Those who do touch the Queen will be long remembered for doing so.

There was another unforgettable touch recorded and the person never lived to tell about it. His name is wicked Haman, the Jews enemy. He moved his hand against the Jews and it was as if he poked his finger in the eye of God. The Lord said: “After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye”. Zech 2:8

The one who neither slumbers nor sleeps has stood by the nation of the Jews since her conception like a Mother standing over the crib of her baby. Had God not been watching over His people, they would have been bruised, beaten and butchered to total annihilation from the face of the earth. If Haman had his way, he would have destroyed all the Jews in a single day. He was possessed with satanic measures to kill and destroy all the Jews. While the name of God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther or His word recorded, His providence is as evident as the noon day sun.

God had plans for Israel that never crossed the mind of Haman. Haman had to hand the keys of the Kingdom over to a certain Jew named Mordecai and revival broke out. Haman was hanged, thousands of the Jews’ enemies were slain, non-Jews became Jews, gladness and joy filled the land and it was a good day for God’s people.

Once again Israel, by the grace of God dodged the bullet from the Devil. Fear was replaced with peace. Danger died in one day and fires of blood, war and death was smothered by joy and festivities. The Jews were saved and God’s program remained on schedule. Revival brought life and life brought redemption.

The revival of a nation was the light unto to the world. If the Jews haters had their way in that day, there would have been darkness all over this globe. There is only one thing that can dispel darkness and that is light. Jesus was not only a Jew, but he was the light of the world. That Light broke the chains of darkness of sin, death, and hell. And from him came life to all who were dead in trespasses and sin.

The survival of the Jews gave us hope. The hope of eternal salvation is found only in Jesus Christ. The enslavement and captivity of sin can now be broken. When the Son makes you free, then you are free indeed. Those who have been set free will never fear him who has power to kill the body. New hope births the confidence that if this earthy tabernacle is destroyed we have a building of God…eternal in the heavens. Because of the Jewish nation, there is a Bible which tells of Jesus’ sufferings, his death, his resurrection and his power to change lives. I hope you have this hope.

It seems to me He has come that you might touch and embrace him. Do it now!

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“What’s a person worth to you?”— Schindler asked Goeth. Goeth’s response to Schindler: “No, no, no, what’s a person worth to you!” When Hitler’s German “Death to Israel” war machine moved into to Poland, there was one man who was known as “Moses”, and who will be remembered as the one who believed in “He who saves the life of one man, saves a nation”. Because Oscar Schindler took a risk, 1100 Jews were spared during the Holocaust when more than 6,000 million of them were exterminated.   (Steven Spielberg’s film: Schindler’s List)

The Jewish Nation is the most hated nation of all nations. She has less than one percent of land of the Muslim/Arab world. Her enemies hate her with a burning passion and would wipe her off the face of the earth as a woman would wipe a dish.

There is a Satanic evil from the Haman’s to the Hitler’s to steal, kill, and to destroy all Jews both young and old, little children and women in one day…if possible. These fail to remember that it was God who started this nation from one man with a plan to save not just a nation, but the entire world. Because of God’s providence in shepherding this people, He used those like Mordecia who took a risk to save His people which ultimately has given to the world the Scriptures and a Savior.

Mordecai was monotheistic—his belief in God enabled him not to bow or reverence wicked Haman, the Jews enemy. Mordecai bowed to one God, not to men or many gods. Mordecai’s God is one God of love, grace, mercy, compassion and forgiveness. Haman’s god is a god of immorality, war, and death. Anti-Semitics do not believe that Israel should exist. Our God says whosoever will may come and find life. Because of Mordecai’s risk, the Jewish Nation was spared and many non-Jews became Jews.

The Jew’s enemies today are crying away with Israel, as did those who said “away with Christ, give us Barabbas”. While many of our Jewish friends may be spiritually blind to the workings of God, God has not abandoned them and neither should we. The death nail will be driven in the heart of America when she cuts the life line to Israel.

Mordecai’s risk was apparent; he was not a secret disciple. He was ready and willing to do what he could do for the salvation of the Jews. While he lived in the shadow of Haman’s gallows humor, he believed faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. He was life to those who were near death’s doors. He turned thugs in to save the King, so that the King would spare a nation. He sat and wept in sackcloth and ashes over a nation as Christ did over Jerusalem: Oh Jerusalem, how oft would I have gathered you under my wings as hen would her brood, but you would not.

So, what’s a person worth to you! When Jesus stood at Lazarus’ tomb, he wept. He wept because of what sin does to people; it steals, kills, and destroys. Jesus has come that the entire world can be free. Take the risk that Jesus is offering you: Believe on His name, receive him now as your Savoir and He will change your desire and destiny.

It seems to me that if a person is worth anything to us, then we must go to them first and tell them of God’s great salvation and His love for them.  

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