Our world is full of trouble. We can see that clearly by watching the evening news on our television sets or on our tablets or wherever we get our news nowadays. The world is full of darkness and that darkness appears to be growing at a rapid rate. There are many people that are growing angry at the way things are and many people are frustrated.
There are many things that can cause us to be angry and frustrated in this world. There is also a lot of finger pointing as to who is to blame for all of the trouble. We believers in Jesus Christ know that the devil is running around stirring up trouble because he knows that his day's are numbered. The devil's time is running out fast because one day soon the Lord Jesus Christ will return to this world and He will bring the Kingdom of God to this earth in full completion. The devil will eventually be tossed into the lake of fire sometime in the future.
There is also another source of trouble in our world and that is the wickedness that lies within the human heart. We are all sinners and we have all fallen short of God's Glory and His high standards. It is out of the human heart that comes the greed, murder, anger, lust, and other sinful desires. We are all born into this world with a sin nature. We come into this world with our hearts bent away from God who is Holy.
God loves us and He doesn't want anyone to perish. He doesn't want anyone to go to hell for all eternity. God demonstrated His great love for each one of us by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to die for us sinners. Jesus lived a perfect sinless life. He went obediently to the Cross where He shed His blood for the sins of the whole world. Jesus took the punishment that you and I so rightly deserve.
Jesus took our place on the Cross. Jesus died on the Cross and on the third day He rose again. Christ Arose! He is now at the right hand of the Father where He is interceding for us in prayer. One day the Lord Jesus will return as the King of kings and the Lord of lords. What an awesome day that will be. The Lord didn't leave us orphans, but He gives the Holy Spirit to indwell everyone who has placed their faith in Him and His finished work on the Cross.
I recently read where a Pastor said that we don't need to believe in the finished work that Christ accomplished on the Cross in order to be saved. He said we just need to believe in Jesus. We do need to believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, but we need to believe that He is God and He came to earth as a Man to die on the Cross for our sins. We must receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and trust that it is by His shed blood that we are saved. We can't save ourselves. We can only be saved through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
We are not promised tomorrow. We don't know what the immediate future holds of us. There are people all around us that need the Lord and they need to hear the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ. The Body of Christ, that is the Church, need to refocus on our true Mission. We have been called on by our Lord Jesus to go into all of the world and make disciples. We have been commanded to spread the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ to all of the world.
Our world is falling apart. Corruption and wickedness are ruling the day. There is squabbling and complaining and finger pointing. There is much anger to go around. Instead of being angry and complaining about how bad things are and instead of complaining that the Church isn't doing enough maybe we each as individual believers in Jesus Christ need to draw closer to Jesus Christ into a more intimate relationship with Him and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Maybe we believers in Jesus Christ need to humble ourselves and repent of our sins and our waywardness. If we do that then the Lord will indeed hear our prayers and heal our land. The Lord always hears us I know. He is looking for true worshippers. He is looking for those who worship Him in Spirit and truth. The Church won't die. Jesus said that the gates of hell won't be able to stand against it.
Things always seem the darkest just before the dawn. Jesus is still on the throne and His Coming is just on the horizon. We believers in Christ need to stand firm upon the truth of His Holy Word, the Bible and we need to proclaim the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to this dying world who needs so desperately to hear the truth about God.
Let's not be discouraged. Let's not be angry and turn to complaining, but let's love one another and most importantly love the Lord for He is good and He loves us so much.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
You are Holy and Just in Your Judgments.
Help us not to be angry.
Help us not to be discouraged.
Fill us with the joy we first had when we first come to know You.
Lead us and guide us by the Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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