A Devotional Thought From Psalms

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.     Psalm 122:6

In a world were the nation Israel is often berated, accused, and fired upon by her enemies it is well that Christians remember these words from the Psalms. God has declared that He loves Jerusalem and the people of Israel. He wants peace for them, His chosen people of the Old Testament, and the place where He has set His name. Christians are like their Father in heaven, and as such we love Israel too, and we want her to be blessed, and we want peace for the city of David, Jerusalem. That presumes peace for the whole nation. Christian individuals, Christian churches, and all nations of the world will prosper when they have the attitude of concern respect and love that praying for others expresses. And they will prosper because of the Jewish people. God said to Abraham, the first man in the Hebrew line, the beginning of the people of Israel, And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth  thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (Genesis 12:3). So pray for the peace of Jerusalem, whoever you may be.