Israel (Photo credit: zeevveez)

It has been foisted upon them to be hated from birth.  The very nature of their name draws enemies on every side.  Yet they remain.  Lies and accusations abound against them.  If they are poor or rich, matters not.  If they have, someone else demands an accounting.  If they have not, “Well, they deserve it”.  By appearance they are no different than any other man or woman.  Yet they were carved out of humanity by the sovereign God Himself.  Set like a jewel among beads of lead, the Israelites suffer against their will.

It was not their choice to be children of a man of faith.  They were born as God desired.  And are supported even to this day by His Glorious hand.  They are the hated throng.  But the hatred they endure is only that of blood filled sacks.  Envy is the engine of all war against them.  The name they bear is from the Lord.  And it was to His people that He appeared, to draw up a bridge for all men.

My thanks to my brothers, into whom I am adopted.  I was not from you.  But Jesus made it so.  You do not stand alone.  And I am sure they will soon come for the adopted children also.  May God continue to bless your leaders with wisdom and strength.