Wednesday, September 16, 2015
“And to wait for His Son from
heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the
wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:10) “For God has not destined us
for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I
Thess. 5:9) read also Romans 5:9; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 3:4 and
Revelation 3:10).
Hey Gang: Confession time! Do
not get me wrong, I do enjoy writing the morning messages but there is a very
deep down-side to it – it requires doing a lot of research to keep you up to
speed in what is happening in the prophetic world and that can be like a trip
through the sewers of the world. I am finding more and more focus on the
stories of persecution, - nearly unbelievable stories of persecutions around
the world and increased legal persecu-tion ncrease daily in our once land of
the free ,and home of the brave.
In my 82 years of tenure on this earth
I have never seen so many, even Christians who are living in a depressed state
of mind. Never have I heard so many comments comparing what has happened
and what is happening daily to our country to a funeral, death, despair and
hopelessness. Do you feel that way this morning? If you do let me
make a suggestion: find someone who has their head screwed on right and who
inputs the Word of God on a regular basis. Someone who has read the final
chapters of the Bible and knows “We Win”!!!!
Such a man is Pastor Vic Batista of
Calvary Chapel Aventura in Miami who looks at the world from a biblical,
prophetic, perspective, and that energizes him with tremendous hope. He
has a total “lock” on the truth of God’s redemptive plan for each and every
believer. He makes no bones about it, we live in very perilous times, but
they are also very wonderful times - for we are living in the very midst of the
fulfillment of God’s prophetic word that was given to us thousands of years
ago.
He pounds home the point that, being
in the Word continuously and in depth, is the key to mental health and
prevention of such things as fear and lack of hope. When we are
continually basking in the fulfilled promises, and keep in mind God has never
left us dangling on one of His promises, they are fulfilled precisely and
exactly as he said they would be fulfilled. Knowing that God keeps His promises
radically helps us trust Him better and gives us hope for the future.
This we can take to the bank! In
the end Jesus is the winner and evil will be defeated and
destroyed!! Satan will be out of here and these amazing events are just around
the corner. The ‘out of sight news’-God wants the faithful to live forever in
His home with Him – the New Jerusalem. That’s the very reason why mankind
was created, so that we can have fellowship with God forever.
I believe one of the most amazing
verses in the Bible is found in Revelation 9:20-21 “The rest of
mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of
their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver
and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear not walk;
and they did not repent of their murderers not of their sorceries not of their
immorality nor of their thefts.” (NASB)
Soooo my friends, Jesus said:“But
when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads,
because our redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28). It is time
to look up folks!
Blessings,
Gramps
