ALL EYES ON THE EAST

What a tragedy that millions of Christians are looking in the wrong direction and expecting events to transppire that can never take place. Their eyes are fixed on the east all right, but on the Middle East where hate-filled sons of Abraham try to destroy each other with American and Soviet weaponry. What kind of travesty it would be to expect those political planners and militarists to fulfill the beautiful predictions of Isaiah's "lion and lamb" world of peace. True it is that, for a moment, Isaac and Ishmael may stop fighting. It is also true that one of the signers of the agreement is called Israel. But let no one still cling to the empty hope that this Israel has anything to do with Go's true people. They have been replaced by another nation, obedient and faithful -- who have come from every kindred, tongue, and people. They are the true Israel. They will never take up arms to fight anyone. They will live as Jesus lived and choose death before dishonor. The frail confederacy of peace signed March 26, 1979, would be less than futile, even if national Israel were still the chosen people of God. Years ago a similar alliance was formed and God appraised it in these words: "Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadown of Egypt your confusion. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose. ... This is a rebellious people, ... children that will not hear the law of the Lord." [ ISA 30:3,7,9 ] God is looking for those who will trust in right instead of might. To such He will provide deliverance from ever enemy through the conquering kings of the east. Let us take our eyes away from the oil fields and political intrigues of the east and fix them on the eastern skies, becasue it is from there that our true allies will save us.
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