ISRAEL UPDATESeptember 19, 2004 – The time is Saturday, September 11, 2004… I find myself in the same place at the same time of day as when those horrific events of three years ago took place… events that forever changed our nation and the world we live in.
It seems that the further we get from that day, and as more details come to light regarding those tragic hours and moments – the more that people forget and realize even less.
We are in the final stretch of a Presidential race where the economy is a big issue. Our economy suffered horribly after the initial attack of 9-11; however, its wounds were multi-faceted, far reaching, and long lasting.
For example, think of the billions of dollars lost by the airline industry, and insurance carriers - along with the ripple effect of other industries – eating into their profit margins. The precarious status of their employees still reaches far into America’s economy three years later.
Every time we experience a high terror alert - the resources, manpower, machinery, etcetera, used by law enforcement agencies takes a huge bite out of the local economies - as these brave men and women work to keep us safe from terror.
What America is experiencing is Jihad (holy war), a concept of bringing together all forces possible to defeat an enemy. This includes, but is not limited to: terrorism, and financial and political propaganda, which unfortunately, is used very effectively… Americans are not seeing the whole picture, as our focus on the economy is for all the wrong reasons.
September 19, 2004 - Nothing represents purity like gold - and the description found in Lamentations 4:1-4. We are told that the very stones of the sanctuary were poured out into the streets - the precious sons of Zion were not rated as well as the offspring of animals!
This we see as another striking parallel to America's current trend of focusing on animals, as much if not more than humans.
Recently, no fewer than 27 Game and Fish agents descended on a farmer with guns drawn, because the man had a javelina pig in captivity.
It is true, the man's actions were illegal. One cannot help but ask themselves, how is it that javelinas, spotted owls, and bald eagles can take precedence over humans? We see in our country affordable pet insurance, pet police, even pet psychiatrists – while the treatment of our mentally-infirm suffers constant budget deficits.
In comparison, what carnage has been manifested by the abortion clinics of our nation? Their actions are protected under the guise of a personal choice…
The crisis in Jerusalem as told in Lamentations was due to a physical war. The one we wage in America is more ideological, but the scenario is the same, animals treated better than humans…
G-d created everything that lives and breathes, but provided souls only for man. As long as we tell people they evolved from animals, this deplorable scenario in our country will continue. Our L-rd G-d is not pleased with this - He will continue to judge our nation just like Judah, if we do not repent.
To be continued . . .