No, it’s not strange. It’s Happily Expected!

My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you.  Do not think that something strange is happening to you.  But be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.  -1 Peter 4:12-13

Do you think everything that has been going on is a little strange?  When you hear about blood red rain in Sri Lanka, earthquakes and volcaones, millions of dead fish, strange noises, and everything else, do you think it’s just plain crazy?  You are right.  It is…to someone who doesn’t know Jesus Christ.  But to those of us who have a personal relationship with Him as our Lord and Savior, we are expecting these things, and more.  In fact, we are overjoyed at the signs of the times.  Why?  Because it means our ‘redemption draweth nigh.’

There is only one thing a ‘true’ Christian needs to fear in these days.  Do you know what that is?  I’ll tell you in the form of a question.  Are you doing all you can do for Him?  Are you boldly proclaiming Jesus Christ, sharing the Good News with other people, and taking a stand for God in the nation in which you reside?  Are you?  Because if you’re not, know that you are going to be in the presence of God very soon giving account for everything you did, and did not do.  All of your works shall be tested by fire.  If you did not do the things you were supposed to do in this short, menial, life, then you are going to be very ashamed in the presence of God.  In fact, so much, we can’t even begin to imagine the weight we will feel upon our heads.

So think about this. Even if Jesus doesn’t come back in the next few months, or in the next few years, you never know when your last moment on this earth might occur.  Are you ready in every way possible?  Jesus was bold!  Therefore, be bold like Jesus!  He is our motto.  Stand for truth, and stand on the Word of God, and you can never go wrong.

Are You Brokenhearted?

If you answered ‘yes’ to that question, then I have some good news for you today!  A wise man came up to me, and he said, “Tell all those who are sad, depressed, discouraged, dismayed, lonely, and greiving this:

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.  -Psalm 147:3

What If Tomorrow, They’re Gone?

Ephesians 4:26-27

²⁶ “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, ²⁷ nor give place to the devil.

Always make peace as soon as you can, because you don’t know when you might never see that person again.  This moment could be your last.  How would you feel if the opportunity never again presented itself?

The Confidence I Have

How is it that I can go throughout my each and every day, fully confident that no matter what happens, I am okay.  Even if “I” am not okay, because it is no longer “I” who exist.  It is Christ in me, and the new person I have become in Him who exists.  So what does this life matter, unless I am not serving my wonderful God, the only reason I am here?  For my every breath, and my every heartbeat is only because He gives.  Amen.  How do I know?  I know because I know, but He also confirms it many times in His precious Word:

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God–Psalm 91

91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

³ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler^[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
⁴ He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
⁸ Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
¹¹ For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
¹² In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
¹³ You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
¹⁵ He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”