I thought I had all the boxes checked, but the last 2 years has had us travelling some very rough road.
Sound familiar ?
I have come to learn that this simply means... We are alive !
Jesus said in John 16:33 "I have told you these things so that in Me, you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart ... I have overcome the world !!"
Jesus really knew what He was talking about... because we all indeed... Have Trouble !
Just take a look at the nightly news and you will see more 'Trouble' than you need.
In the 70's, a pop group called Skyhooks had a hit single called 'Horror Movie.'
It was a virtual recital of daily events and current affairs and the last verse goes..
" It's a Horror Movie, right there on my TV, Horror Movie, right there on my TV.
Horror Movie, and its blown a fuse, Horror Movie, it's the 6:30 NEWS !
And its shocki'n me right out of my B-r-a-i-n ................ !"
Almost prophetic don't you think?
Here, I sit at my desk. It's a picture-postcard day with a sparkling blue ocean out front and green palm fronds sweeping an azure sky across the window.... But... our world is in chaos.
It is now August 2020. Not only are there natural disasters ricocheting across the globe, there has been an explosion in Beirut of atomic-bomb proportions, economic collapse throughout America and Europe, relentless flooding in India and all humanity are eight months in to a global pandemic! Life has changed forever for us... globally... and somewhere deep inside... I think we all know that.
For many years I have stared at the passages in my bible that speak of the end of time.
In the book of Revelation at the end of the Bible, in chapter 13 and verses 15-18, it says we will not be able to buy and sell unless we have the mark of the beast.
I pondered this long and hard over the years.
I wondered how this could possibly happen... GLOBALLY.?
Locally ... it seemed possible,... but Globally ??
Well. .. Now we know.
Silly me was thinking it may happen by events such as natural disasters of epic proportions, or financial collapse, or maybe even terror attack, but no... None of these would be effective.. globally.
Again, the bible has come up 100% accurate. The powers of this world had no need to come out, guns blazing to inflict a terror campaign on humanity, they simply instilled fear into every heart and then isolated us individually to break down our morale.
Yesterday, the major banks here in Australia, began removing ATM's in the push for a 'Cashless Society'... to quell the spread of germs.
Schools are closed. Borders are again locked down and the elderly are completely isolated within their bedrooms.
Bingo.!
There it is friends.
We all have a ringside seat to the onset of the close of earth's history. Remember the words of revelation 13.
For the wrap-up, Let's all read 2 Timothy 3:1-17... to remind ourselves to surrender ONLY to Christ and to make Him alone... Lord of our lives.
Revelation ends with the words ... "Behold I come quickly and My reward is with me to give every man according to his works. Blessed are they who do His commandments that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the Holy city." Rev 22:12-15
Comments