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Grieved
by Renee Shmuel on ,
I am grieved by what has happened in Gaza. I cannot justify either the Palestinians or the Israelis. There is no easy way to stop an enemy of the people, especially when that enemy is an enemy of the Lord, Most High. The truth of the matter is that there will not necesaarily be blood on my hands when I shake your hand but there will be the grief that we share between us , and that of many people, Palestinians and Israelis who have died without knowing the true Messiah. I will not necessarily apologize for my Government, as a government that is run by those who do not believe in Christ is not necessarily my government but a government that I live under and abide as much as possible the laws that it gives. The same that any government that goes against the laws of God should not be OUR government. We must remember that all political parties are gulity of killing not just on the Israeli side, many things have been done in the past years But we must remember in all ofthis, That we do not fight aginst flesh and blood but against principalities and rulers of darkness in heavenly places. But this war is not something that should divide us but something that unites us at the foot of the cross as we come together and plead for Gods grace and mercy on behalf of our peoples and our governments. My heart is broken for those who have died , but I do not necessarily posses just a citizenship in Israel but more importantly my identity is in Christ, We must each ask ourselves, " Where is my identity? Is it as a Palestinian or as an Israeli or as a Believer in Christ? When I know the way my heart truly beats then I will know the answer to this question.
As the end of this statement. I want to say that I am neither Arab or Jew , but married to a Jew and I have lived in the land and have tied myself to this land for more than 25 years. This is why My heart breaks. I love my Arab brothers and sisters in Christ, and we as a household and as a congregation are praying for the body of Christ in this area to be stong and we love you all.
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