An enemy. ( Revelation 2 v 4 - 5 )

'The Lord has become like an enemy,he has destroyed Israel', ( Lamentations 2 v 5 ),That's an amazing statement,after all, God was His people's protector,defender,from the moment they left Egypt many centuries ago,time after time again He delivered them ,now says the writer,he has become like an enemy. Often nations have gone to war,declaring that God was for them, and never never really thought, if they were for God.Hitler used the term providence . Israel could rightly speak of having a special  relationship with God, even today they pray,'All Israel have a portion in the world to come,as it is said.Your people are all righteous, they shall inherit the land, they are the shoot that I planted, My own handiwork, in which I glory' ( Jewish prayer book) So anything goes,no anything does not go, they may think that ,but ,instead of God being their friend, he had acted as their enemy.  The depth of their rebellious attitude,became so bad that instead of delivering them  of old from their enemies, He delivered them to their enemies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Boast not of a special relationship ,                                                                                                           with God, it will not stop God                                                                                                                   dealing with us as our enemy, if                                                                                                                 we are in rebellion against Him.