Biblical Prophecies Point to The Days in Which We Live!

Many of the Prophets from the Old Testament spoke by the leading of the Holy Spirit pointing toward the culmination of the vision or revelation that the apostle John saw while he was exiled on the Isle of Patmos and revealed to the 7 churches as instructed in the Book of Revelation! And everything he saw is being fulfilled to the letter in our days. Hold on folks... according to that book, things are gonna get quite bumpy before it's all said and done. But rest assured...it will ALL come to pass.

"Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near." (Revelation 1:3)

When You Find Yourself Running From God

As soon as Jonah began to run from God, everything in his life began to go down. First he went DOWN to Joppa ..the opposite direction from Nineveh, where God told him to go. From there he went DOWN into a boat headed to Tarshish. And when the Lord sent a storm to drive him out, they threw him DOWN into the sea where God had sent a big fish to swallow him. Therefore, he went DOWN into the belly of the fish and he stayed there in the belly of the fish until he called upon the Lord. It was then that God turned him around and had the fish spit him up back on the path where he belonged.

One thing you can be sure of...you cannot run fast enough or far enough to get away from God. He knows where you are and He knows how to turn circumstances around to get you back on the path that He has planned for your life. The best thing to do is to stop running and surrender to the will of God for your life. He has something so much better in store for you if you will just humble yourself, call on the Lord and surrender your life to Him.

And another thing we can learn from this story...if you know someone who's running from God, you definitely don't want to get into the same boat with them, or your life is bound to get pretty rocky too. Don't let their disobedience bring a storm to your peaceful sea.

"From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God." (Jonah 2:1)

God's Word is Absolutely True!

Just like everyone else, in the beginning I started out this "faith" walk doubting that God would be true to His Word, and I will admit that it took me a long time to learn the ways of God. But Friends, I can tell you...after many times of trying God's faithfulness, and much time seeking to know Him and His character, I can tell you without doubt that He is ALWAYS faithful to His Word and everything He says He will do...you can bank on it. For that reason, I am absolutely sure that the prophecies I read about in the Bible and the signs I see happen all around me tell me that everything will happen exactly as He has said it will happen, and if we are not ready, we will deeply regret it.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!" (2Timothy 3:1-5)

You Need More Than Religious Observances

When Jesus was confronted by a young man about how he could receive eternal life, Jesus didn't compromise by accepting his "religious" observances...and the truth is, He won't accept our "religious" activities either. Going to church, singing in the choir, playing in the band...even paying tithes is not what Jesus is looking for. Jesus looked much deeper into the motives of the man's heart. Even though this young man was observant of all the law, Jesus knew that he loved his riches more than he loved God, and because of that, the scripture says he went away very sorrowful. And Friends , he will be even more sorrowful at the time of judgement.

"Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich." (Luke 18:18-23)

 

Love Casts Out Fear

So much tension is going on in the world right now...with the wars, two hurricanes, the upcoming election & assassination attempts, it would be easy to get our eyes off Jesus and fret over all the evil things happening in the world. But let me remind you Friends... God is not fretting! He has not been caught off guard. God knew about all these things far in advance and He has the solution already taken care of. No matter how crazy things get...and I believe they're gonna get a whole lot more intense...keep praying for your loved ones to be saved, keep trusting that God is still on the throne and He will not fail to take care of you. Just be sure to stay close to Him through prayer and Bible Study and pay attention to the signs, but do not fear. 

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18)