I was quite concerned to read that one of the very first world leaders Barack Obama called after his inauguration was Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The newspaper says the call was "an attempt to bolster the Palestinian leader's position and that of his secular Fatah party, which was severely weakened by Israel's just concluded assault in the Gaza Strip." Obama told Abbas that the Palestinian Authority should have a key role in rebuilding Gaza.
Obama can have the most brilliant domestic plan the world has ever seen (but he doesn't); he could be the most successful peacemaker the world has ever seen (but he isn't); he could implement the most gentle treatment of terrorists the world has ever seen (and it looks like he will, but that's another story); but if he doesn't understand that the fate of our country is tied to what we do with Israel and her enemies, then our country is poised for devastation. We must not forget that God said that those nations who stand with Israel He will bless, and those nations who stand against her He will destroy.
We need to pray that God will give American Jews and Christians the courage and the understanding to exert their influence in whatever way they can to insure that our government makes the right choices in the Middle East. We need to pray that God will raise up leaders of faith and integrity to turn America in the right direction. We need to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
"Obama targets Guantanamo." The Dallas Morning News; January 22, 2009; p. 1A.
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