Today there was a school shooting in Minneapolis, my hometown.
It was at a Catholic school, in the southern part of town, a church I often drive by. I am indirectly connected to a family that goes there.
The peace of that nicer neighborhood has been shattered, and I know that people are feeling vulnerable and fragile who are in that area and a part of that community.
We are all sad.
It affects all of us.
Several years ago a child was abducted and killed in central Minnesota. Jacob Wetterling. The entire state went into shock and since the case was unsolved for many years there was fear in the hearts of parents, even in rural “safe” farm country.
Nowhere was safe.
But isn’t that the truth of human life?
We are fallen creatures, lost in sin. It is only by God’s grace that we can be saved, through faith in Christ Jesus. We have a false sense of security here in our sweet Midwestern lives. No one is safe, except through faith in Christ.
It is a horrible violation for this young “person” to shoot and kill children while they attended an opening mass at their private religious school. The person killed itself, suicide, so justice will be by God.
And all are accountable to God.
As believers in Christ we are completely forgiven, but our actions still bear a type of accountability. Bible readers know that God keeps track. He even keeps our tears.
I am more and more of a “Literalist.” The Bible makes sense poetically, but it is also conceivably literal. I become more convinced of the literal meanings as I grow closer to my Heavenly Father. His Words are full of power and truth.
Where else can I go?
So asked the disciple. So ask I.
We only have Jesus.
I love my prophecy people! We are all SO excited to see Jesus that our anticipation cannot be hidden! We love watching the signs of the times, the last days, unfold before our eyes because we WANT TO SEE JESUS!
We KNOW that He has amazing and wonderful things for us, and we will be giving Him the glory day by day, ever more, forever.
We can trust Him to answer our prayers, to save those we love and have asked for salvation in prayer. WE can trust Him. Amen.
We can trust Him with our pets, those precious souls that have loved us back. We can trust Him with everything that will be left behind.
Because He is God. All powerful, almighty, good, merciful, all-knowing, and omnipresent.
The world is headed for some hard times. If you come to know Jesus after the church (bride of Christ) is gone you will be faced with great trouble. I can see glimpses of it even today in the tragedy of this morning.
Buckle up!
The ring of fire is spouting and quaking, the political powers are conniving and planning, the signs in the sky and stars, planets, moon and sun are undeniable. We have seen the beginning of the oceans and lakes dying.
Israel is hated, almost universally–even while God commands us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem! There is a huge blessing for loving His chosen people. Too many Christians have become “woke” and have ignored Scripture concerning the bride of Yah, Israel.
God is dealing with His people. He promised an eternal covenant with Abraham. He didn’t forget it, even though it was thousands of years ago.
So many people have this small view of God.
They cannot believe in a God who keeps promises.
But I do.
The bride of Christ is not appointed to wrath. I believe that God will keep His promise concerning this. Christ paid the price for my sin.
Persecution? Trouble? Of course we all have that, or should. That is peanuts compared to the wrath of God.
Satan can only make things hard for us. (Even death is swallowed up in victory!) But once the wrath of God falls on those that do not believe in His Son, Messiah, it will be awesome and terrible.
Wake up, church. Preach the truth of Scripture to the congregations, pastors! Get us ready for this upcoming event! Paul describes it in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. Read it for yourself.
Tell every loved one, and pray that they will be snatched from the fire (Jude 23.)
Who is on your “snatch list?”
Mine gets longer and longer every day, practically! I am trusting God to snatch the people on my list. I’m trusting that I’m praying according to His will.
I am sounding the alarm.
A new friend I have, Stephanie Potts, a former CIA employee, is putting out a book in September about the woke church.
You need to get it. She has done her research! I will also let you know when it comes out.
Fascinating connections. The blind will not see them, but we can pray that God will remove the scales from eyes so that they will see!
Worldview matters.
Look up! Your redemption draws night! Zola Levit always joyfully announced that Jesus kept the feasts! The first ones are fulfilled (the feasts are prophetic.) The next one to be fulfilled is the Feast of Trumpets (Also known by Hebrew idiom as “No One Knows the Day or Hour”) so we are looking at a fall new year feast to be prophetically fulfilled YET.
Could it be this year? Very likely. But perhaps today….
Will Jesus keep His promise to His followers?
There is a special crown for those who watch for and anticipate His coming.
Jesus always kept the feasts.
Every Rosh Hashanah I am watching with interest.
Makes sense to me.
MARANATHA!!!