Hey, how’re you doing out there?

Life on planet Earth is spinning wild right now.

I find my mind shifting rapidly from one anxious thought to another, trying to resolve compounding insanities in a world gone mad.

Honestly. It’s not all that bad where I am. But I read the news and catch up on the plethora of opinions on everything going on, until I can’t stand it anymore.

How do we slow the swirling and find our centre? How do we find stability in the midst of uncertainty and a constantly shifting foundation that isn’t a foundation in this world at all, anymore.

“Christ in me. The hope of glory.”

Breathe.

literally.

take some moments to inhale and hold

and exhale. slowly.

say the name of Jesus.

and breathe

Shalom

God is with us. Emmanuel.

Better? You can do this as many times a day as you need. And preferably in quiet, maybe even outdoors.

How does it feel to be living in a time when we get to watch things of Biblical proportions unfold?

Stressful? Or maybe, you’re realizing like I am, that all those things written are really true and that ONE DAY, Jesus will come back for His beloved people. He WILL ride in on His white horse while the trumpet sounds. We may get to see that in our day! Hallelujah. May we be ready and have our lamps filled.

Matthew 25:1-13 NKJV

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of the world and the difference between how God set up His creation and how things are unfolding now. Quite a contrast. And this has ebbed and flowed through all of history. The truth of God is being exchanged for a lie. Men (mankind of which I am a part as a woman) are listening to titillating stories and believing a delusion. Even within Christendom.

As world systems slide toward the fulfillment of major prophecies outlined in Revelation 13 and 14 of the Bible, I’m extremely concerned that people aren’t aware of how this could and will play out and the impact on them.

https://www.bible.com/bible/114/REV.13.NKJV

9Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:9-11

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/beast-revelation-13/

In a world that’s driven by digital everything and burgeoning AI, it’s very likely that a digital currency will become the norm soon with a subsequent morph to rfid chipping of the populations of the world.

Take heed to what the scripture says. And it’s okay to ask WHY God responds so severely to this. I’ve given a lot of thought and prayer to this topic.

The differences between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of this World are stark. If God is the Creator of everything and justifiably the good provider of all we need and trustworthy, then this move to an allegiance with a completely Godless world system that denies His provision and sovereignty in every possible way, is an assault on His holiness and the integrity of His Name and identity which cannot be compromised. The system being set up will be inspired by and run by Satan. He is God’s enemy in every way. A created, rebellious, fallen anarchist who fights eternally in all ways to discredit and destroy the image of God stamped upon His creation and especially upon the human race – the Imageo Deo. God must respond according to His character, as any of us would if a rapist or sociopathic murderer came against our children. We would fight to the death for them. God did this in Jesus Christ. But if our child turned against us and allied themself with this vile enemy, defining himself and his identity with them, uniting with them completely and standing against us, we would have no recourse but to consider them now to be our enemy.

In our digital and AI driven world, the prophecies become alarmingly real and clear. Yet many will be deceived, for the sake of self preservation to sign up for this new mode of identity. The alternative will be loss of job, of bank account, of groceries. Scary! We could starve and die. The Bible makes it clear that the enemy will be allowed to persecute the believers in Christ. But we must hold fast and endure to the end and we will be saved.

The comparison then is heavily weighted on the scales of eternity. Yes we are persecuted, we may die. Yet in this Christ approves us and we spend all of forever with Him, provided for in every unimaginable way.

William Wallace said it so well in Braveheart:

“Aye. Fight, and you may die. Run, and you’ll live, at least a while. Dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom?”

Similarly, would we be willing to enslave ourselves to a system of tyranny in order to have a semblance of life and not die, but forfeit eternity with the true King of Kings. The result is judgement and hell.

Courage my friends.

Every time I’m tempted to be distracted by even the good entertainments of this world, I hear the Holy Spirit calling me to His Word. It’s time to press in, to read, understand and memorize what the scriptures say so that I’m prepared and filled with understanding as the day approaches.

Terrifying. Exciting! If God is who He says He is. And we are who He says we are. If we trust Him as little children and do what He says, we will endure and be saved to the uttermost. There is a glorious freedom in this.

Now to Him who is able to do

exceedingly abundantly above

all that we ask or think,

according to the power that works in us, 

to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus

to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3:20-21