Discussion on Israel's Resilience and Faith

But above all, it is not diplomatic, it is not economic,

it is not political,

and it is not even military. And Israel has an amazing military.

It is astonishing that a tiny little country of ten

million people out-punches its weight over and over

again when it is threatened with its existence by those who have

ten times the population, many more times the

military budget,

and yet

it doesn't just survive, it thrives.

So

is that what the secret is?

And I would say to you, no, it's none of that.

The secret is that thirty-eight hundred years ago, God

told Abraham,

"I'm gonna create a people,

and you're it.

And I'm gonna put you in a place, and this is it.

And this is gonna be your place, and I'm gonna give you a purpose,

and you're gonna fulfill it."

And it doesn't matter who rises up against the children

of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

And it does not matter

how dark sometimes the night may get,

because as it says in the Psalms, joy comes in the

morning. And we are living in a land that is able

to exceed what it should be able to do, whether it's the military, the

economy, diplomacy,

agriculture, technology.

And the reason

is none of those things.

The reason is because God Almighty put his hand on the land,

and because God himself has said,

"This is how you will know that I am God."

And I believe we see it from the Bible.