New Hope Diamond Head Staff Daily Devotions & Journal Blog: THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. By Pastor Fernando

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. By Pastor Fernando

SCRIPTURE

³ He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121:3-8

OBSERVATION

This is one of my favorite promises from God's Word. Interesting I'm reading this on my way to Israel. God's love for His people is amazing and you can see His passion to bless them and protect them. However, the tendency when we read this passages is to think about "Israel" as a territory or a nation. Even though this piece of land is covered under the promises of God, God's heart is for the people of Israel, those who worship the God of Abraham and inherit his promises.

APPLICATION

I cannot describe the amount of anticipation I have for this trip. For years I've been dreaming with visiting the holy land and its sites. My heritage and bloodline to Jewish ancestors runs deep and I'm very excited about getting there. However, the Holy Spirit wants to bring sobriety to my emotions. It's not about the piece of land, but more about the people. The apostle Paul cried to God for the people, not for the nation, and surely not for the real state. My excitement of being in the holy land must always be bellow my excitement of ministering to holy people. I need to enjoy this trip and capture the moment, but my focus as I go to Israel should be the people that God loves so much and wants to bring closer to Him.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, thank you so much for this opportunity to travel and visit the Holy Land. I'm so excited to visit the land of my blood ancestors and more than anything, my spiritual ancestors. Please give me a heart for the people above anything else. Bless my family and the church back at home. Amen!