Yesterday (3.28.20) I read Jesus words out of Luke chapter twenty-one.
It sounded like He was reading the current newspaper. Verse eleven jumped out
at me.
In that verse Jesus mentioned three things.
1.
Earthquakes: About ten days prior we
had an online prayer meeting with thousands from around the globe with Intercessors
For America. The theme was, “A Global Shaking”. That very
day, there was literally, a global shaking. Multiple large earthquakes hit Utah; and
other places around the globe.
2.
Pestilences: There’s no need to
mention the global pestilence coronavirus.
3.
Signs in the heavens: The
next thing Jesus mentioned really caught my eye, “Signs from heaven…” I don’t
know exactly what that means; but I figure, if it happens, we’ll know. I just
pray we’re paying attention.
Are
you watching the weather, checking the sky? Yesterday I told my wife I wouldn’t
be surprised if we heard about some major wind, hail, tornadoes or lightning
flashing across the sky.
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| Photo taken 12 hrs after this was written. |
I’m fully persuaded, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that someday
everything Jesus said, will come to pass.
That statement sounds good and right; like a something every
Christian should believe and say. Right? However, there’s a problem; the word, “someday.”
Someday Jesus is coming. Someday, He’ll return. I need to be
ready for someday, someday, someday…but, not today.
The Bible warns against that. We have no guarantee of
tomorrow.
God is speaking. Are we listening? Today?
Make no mistake; Coronavirus is not from God. He’s
not making people get sick and die. However, He is speaking, loud and clear in
the midst of this storm.
Think about the biggest directive being used: WASH YOUR HANDS
No one could’ve ever imagined that the entire world would be
hunkering down in fear from an invisible enemy and the biggest weapon against
it was: WASH YOUR HANDS
There’s much more to “wash your hands” than the physical
act of it. The Bible makes it abundantly clear when it says “wash your hands”
it means, REPENT. Wash away your sins; the virus of your soul.
God takes what the devil meant for harm and turns
it around for good. He specializes in bringing life from death. The whole world
is saying what Jesus has been praying we’d do all along WASH YOUR HANDS…turn
from your sin. I’m coming back again.
It’s so obvious.
We probably never
noticed Isaiah
26:20 before, however, now it’s been made famous because of its parallel to the
coronavirus quarantine.
BUT CONTEXT is king and with the grace and poise and perfect
harmony that only the Bible can give, the very next verse reveals what everything
is pointing to:
The King is coming out of heaven to pour His wrath on the inhabitants
of earth for sin; their bloodshed will be exposed.
- God is love (1 John 4:8)
- It’s not His will that any perish (2 Peter 3:9)
- He has not appointed His children to wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9
But; He is Holy and Just and True and will not, cannot, tolerate
sin. He is the Alpha (beginning) and also the Omega (end). He will bring this
to an end.
You’ve got to admit, things are changing fast. God is speaking
loud and clear. Today if you hear His Voice, harden not your hearts.
Today…not someday.
Today is the day to get ready, because before long it’ll be, ready
or not, here I come…and just like that, it’ll be done.
Can you hear Him?
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