The beginning of sorrows ...

Even the media are talking about all that is happening! This world is being shaken, one disaster falling upon the heels of yet another.

It is obvious that we are in the birthpangs spoken of by Jesus Christ in Matt. 24.

"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these [are] the beginning of sorrows ... Matt 24: (7,8)

Verse 9 that immediately follows describes the end result of these "birthpangs" in diverse places: the end result will truly be that the Kingdom of this world will set out to destroy those who belong not to the Kingdom of this world, but instead to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake." Matt. 24:9
Some will scoff at that I am sure ... But nevertheless, we are hated because we carry about within us a spiritual seed of Jesus Christ. We will continue to experience more persecution, as well as certain imprisonment all because we who pursue righteousness and peace and faith & trust through Jesus Christ ALONE are considered narrow minded, (have you been called that these days?) Along with narrow minded, is that nasty title of being, well, intolerant !!! , there I said it !! Intolerant to believe in the Bible and to suggest to anyone that God will judge sin, ungodliness, wickedness, etc... ( I am considered intolerant & narrow minded because I believe only in what God says, I believe what "He" declares - That is why Christ says also that 'ye shall be hated of all nations for MY NAME'S SAKE'. ) They actually rebel against Him when they proclaim their judgments of narrow-mindedness & intolerance)

It was no surprise this morning to hear that the government is seeking to put in place a "law", apparently now in our courts, to control the internet, to eavesdrop on private phone conversations, to read private emails, ... You see, it's all because the world and it's governments have no faith in Jesus Christ, they do not really believe in Him nor serve Him. Their faith is actually in their laws, in their (cough,cough) justice system. All they know is law. They are being moved to enforce whatever laws they deem necessary, incl. police monitoring, police activities that will all of course surely be enforced in the mistaken hope of gaining control over the evil, over the wickedness, lurking in mankind's hearts and reaping destruction. They keep thinking (in error of course) that if they can just get these laws all in order, all passed and enforced, with whatever power & actions deemed necessary of course, that somehow, magically, (yet tragically) the world will just get better and better by and by.

They fail at one insurmountable fact: There is no law that can ever be passed, that can ever be enforced, that is capable of uprooting evil out of man's heart. The LAW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT served this one purpose, to prove this simple truth over and over again. Thus they were required to make their sacrifices over & over again to remit their sin. ("For the law having a shadow of things to come, ... can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect, For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there IS a remembrance again made of sins every year." (Heb 10:1-3, their year sacrifices simply proved their sin remained)

However, the power of Jesus Christ can change a person's heart, thus the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ was offered up ONCE and for all ! There was and is no need for a further sacrifice. ("But this one man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins FOR EVER, sat down on the right had of God" Heb. 10:12 )

Only the Grace and power of the Lord Jesus Christ can truly bring lasting change in a man's heart, and truly, in the destruction and chaos of this world because it is a result of sin. Only Jesus Christ can give mankind a new heart, full of mercifulness & kindness and love for all of mankind.

Things are moving now so quickly towards greater tribulation. I just want to encourage you : We must set our hearts upon Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who is not moved nor is He taken by suprise by what is happening all around us. He holds this "whole world in the palm of His hand".

In fact - history was made "complete" , i.e. framed completely by the Word of God even before time ever began. "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed: by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. " Heb. 11:3. All things were set in motion by the Word of God long ago, and all of the Word of God will be perfectly fulfilled.

Christ is not moved by mankind's attempts, again - which will fail to bring stability & peace to a world that is being shaken. He does not dwell in time, for He is Almighty God and sitting upon His throne which shall endure forever and ever , and every eye shall see Him truly as He is! He reigns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is not moved from off His throne. He is perfectly exalted over all things as the One True Living God.

"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty" Rev 1:7.8
One day all inhabitants of the world will bow their knee to the Lord and wail because of Him, because that they would not honour Him as Romans says, and so their minds became darkened, their hearts became foolish, "professing themselves to be wise, they (instead) became fools." That will be the sad, end result.

We must not shaken by the panic and destructions as they weave their deceptive thread on the minds and hearts of mankind. It is an invisible thread of panic, weaving it's darkness through the hearts & gripping the minds of society, government, media, families, children. Like a spider, who weaves it web unnoticed and undetected ...

All I can say is I am very thankful that I am a member of a Kingdom that cannot be shaken. I know that I am only passing through on this earth for a short time as a foreigner for one day I will rest in my ETERNAL HOME. The greatest joy that I desire is to be with the Lord and to worship Him forever & ever.

In closing, I was reading about world seismic events on Mark Watson's website and I came across his Oct. prophetic newsletter.

I hope you will take a few minutes to read it,

Til next time ...
here it is :
http://www.markswatson.com/wtii1005.html