News outlets worldwide are attempting to make sense of the
disappearance of Malaysian Airline Flight 370. Like the constant drumbeat of a
pouring rain, reports continue to pour out, each one inching us toward a
heretofore, undetermined conclusion. So I will step out onto thin ice and make
a prediction; the most likely answer to what happened to this flight filled
with innocent passengers is that it is somehow related to Islamic terrorism. I
know I am jumping far ahead of what is publicly known, but the likelihood that
it is connected to some form of terrorism is greater than the improbability.
Why would I so quickly go there? Because, like it or not,
believe it or not, the world is currently in a war declared and executed by
Islamic radicals around the globe.
Years of engagement with the people of the State of Israel
has been very instructive for me. The Islamists have made no secret of their
objectives. First, the “Saturday people” must be eliminated, then, the “Sunday
people.” To grasp the seriousness of their plan one only needs to read the
Jerusalem Post. Take a look at the headlines over just two days this week:
“Rocket fired at
Israel from Gaza Friday evening despite cease-fire” JERUSALEM POST
3/14/2014
“IDF (Israeli
Defense Force) patrol hits explosive device on Lebanese border, fires back” JERUSALEM
POST 3/14/2014
REUTERS 3/14/2014
“Rocket from Gaza lands in open area in
Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council” JERUSALEM POST 3/14/2014
“IAF strikes targets in Gaza Strip in
response to continued rocket fire”
JERUSALEM POST 3/13/2014
JERUSALEM POST
3/13/2014
“One injured after car explosion in Netanya”
JERUSALEM POST
3/13/2014
So there. This week, every week in Israel is the same. Yes,
I am jumping, leaping and bounding toward unproven, speculative presumption
about the missing airliner. I want to be wrong. I hope that I am. But even if I
am in this instance, the evidence is clear; there is a sustained, determined
battle being waged.
As Christians we are commanded to love and pray for our
enemies; and I do. My prayer is that genuine peace; everlasting peace would
come and that God’s promises would be fulfilled. I wish no harm on those who
hate both Jews and Christians, but their intents must be exposed, their deeds
opposed.
So I pray for the peace of Jerusalem. I pray that her
enemies would be turned aside and that God’s people would flourish in the land
declared holy.
