Bible Verse of The Day – 7-7-21

Romans 1:18 (NKJV) 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness…

Let’s pick up where we left off yesterday.

Most (if not all) of the people carrying out what we’re witnessing are beyond being redeemable. And I say that very carefully, since there is no sin too big for the blood of Jesus to wash away.

But evil left unchecked in people’s lives will eventually rot their souls to the point of no return. Hence, God giving them over to their depravity, indicating that they are (more or less) beyond hope.

This does not mean that we stop praying. On the contrary, we pray all the more. We pray for God’s discernment. We pray for His wisdom. We pray for His protection and His provision in the face of persecution. And we pray for His peace, that our minds will not despair.

And, yes, we even pray for those who appear to be beyond hope.

That can be a difficult thing to do once our eyes are opened and we see people for who they are and what they are doing. Our flesh would like to do everything but pray for them.

God has, however, told us to pray for our enemies, so we must obey and do this with a sincere heart, even as our flesh fights us on it.

And as we watch depravity running wild, we trust that God is still in control of all things. He has, after all, told us these things would happen.

So, we trust Him through it all. We hold fast to Him and what He has taught us. We don’t let fear control us. And we do not lose hope based on what we see.

How do we do that? How do we hold onto hope when it looks like everything we’re familiar with and hold dear appears to be falling apart?

We trust Him.

Instead of wringing our hands, we raise them to Him in surrender.

Instead of falling to our knees in fear, we fall to our knees in worship.

Instead of clinging to what we know, we hold fast to Him.

Why? Because He is our source. He is the foundation upon which our lives should be built.

This world is not our home. It is a temporary stopover. It is not meant for us to put down permanent roots here and hold onto temporal things for dear life as though what we see is all there is to our existence.

Trust Him. He is our shield and our fortress.

Let’s wrap this up tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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