1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
We live in troubled times.
We talk about this fairly frequently. Why? Because it’s part of all of our daily lives. We see so much happening around us that points to end times… the last days.
We know beyond a doubt that it’s getting close. Very close, in fact. Many, many Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled and we see signs everywhere; Increasing natural disasters, non-stop wars, escalating terrorism, heightening racial tensions across the globe, a rapid decline of morality and increase in self-centeredness. And so many other things.
Yes, generations before this one have also dealt with these things, but it has escalated rapidly during the last 15 years and has now become a massive global problem. There is no nation that is immune to any of this.
And so what do we do about it? How does this affect us in our daily lives?
We love God first and foremost. We put Him first in everything.
And then we love those around us with His love. We continue to be the salt and the light that He has called us to be.
And we keep looking up. We keep our eyes focused on Him. We can’t get caught up in hype. We can’t get so focused on the events around us that we lose track of who we are in Christ.
And we hold onto God’s peace. No matter how bad it gets, or how terrible things look, we hold fast to Him. For He is our source of hope and strength.
And we don’t try to figure out when it will happen. Yes, there are signs all around us. But we need to remember that God’s timetable is never the same as ours. And Jesus Himself said that nobody will know the day or time in advance.
Matthew 24:36 (NKJV) 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
So, in the meantime, we just need to keep doing what Jesus told us to do; loving those around us, making disciples of all nations and loving God with all our hearts.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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