The Promise - Gen. 13:14-16

From 1/5/07 reading:

"Look, as far as you can see in every direction. I am going to give all this land to you and your offspring as a permanent possession. And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they cannot be counted." Gen. 13:14-16

This, basically, WAS the Old Covenant, the promise God made to his people. God gave them this land as a PERMANENT possession, not as a bargaining chip for peace like Israel continues to use it for. Have they forgotten? Don't they know how special they are to God? How special this promise is that he made to them? Why do they continue in their disobedience? It's obviously not politically correct to be a warring nation, but diplomacy has not worked, and worse, diplomacy and peace is not what God asked of them. It was to take the promised land and occupy it, THEN, they will have peace.

Oh, Israel, if you would just be obedient and have faith! ...and I pray the same for me! God, pour out your Holy Spirit as you promised and bring revival to, your people, Israel.

Today's reading: Gen. 12-14; Lk. 5