There is a battle that will ensue in the coming days. It may only be
a battle in the spirit realm. It may, however, cross over into the natural
realm. It’s a battle that will shake most of us to the core. It is one
that will make us all sit and count the cost of our continual following
of the Lord Jesus. If, by chance, we look to our job, our stocks,
even our own reputations, ministries and careers we will suffer loss.
But if we set out thoughts and motives on the things that are eternal,
things that are above, and not the things that are of this temporary world
(Colossians 3:2), we will have a better chance to survive the coming days. Yes, and SURVIVEis what I mean.
I was hearing from the Lord one day, and during the conversation, I asked Him if that was where my provision was. He said, “No. I am your provision.”
There is a place where we need to be, or get to, where we hunger for the Person of Jesus. Not His power or His anointing. Just His presence. Just to hang out and thank Him for being our friend and our savior. These are the ones He will pour out His Spirit on. Those who just want to be near Him. Because, in the coming turmoil, it will be the ones who KNOW Him that will not be shaken. The ones whose eyes are on Him and Him alone.
Alright, you are asking, how do we keep our eyes on Him and Him alone? First, examine your daily routine. Is it God first, (Matthew 6:33), or is it the TV? Do you get in your car to go to work and turn on the news? Because we all know that every good Babylonian needs to be
informed on the world’s current events. Can I ask a question here? Why? We are not the earth shakers and policy makers. We are the ones whose lives mean something only to the ones we know. Does it really matter what is going on around the world or even in our own country? We can only effect the ones around us. Here is another question. When you heard about the government bailout of the mortgage industry, was there anything you could do about it? No, I bet most of us just complained about it. If we are not tuned in to the world’s system, when the world quakes, it won’t effect us, because we are tuned in to an eternal system that is not effected by what is going on in this time frame. God’s plan for us still remains the same.
He is not moved by who is in the presidency at this current hour, or who or where we are fighting for whatever reason. His plan for mankind still moves on and will be accomplished.
OK, back to the question at hand. I used to be one of those people who would get up right before I needed to get into the car and go to work. I would pray some little prayer, thank you for this day and please guide me. And, that would be it, turn on the radio and drive in. To tell you the truth, I was deceived. I thought I had a relationship with the Lord, until I thought about when the last time was that I was so grateful just to be alive, and that I wasn’t going to be damned forever if I died, that it brought tears to my eyes. I then realized I might not be so great
after all. This is what we are supposed to do daily, examine our time that we spend or don’t spend with God. Are our thoughts on those around us; those who we do know, who we could help, even if just in a small way? Are our thoughts on the eternal things, or are they most of the time only on what is going on in our own lives? How am I going to pay the rent? How are we going to do this or that?
What do you spend your waking hours doing? Aside from work, what do you think on all day long? Where are your plans and thoughts? Are they on the things of this world or are they on the things of God and trying to bring people somehow closer to Him? (Romans 8:5) I would like to re-emphasize that we need to examine how we spend our free time and thoughts. There is a time coming, and it may even be now, that those things that we are used to may no longer be available. What if you can’t go to the grocery store, drive your car anywhere, do the things we take for granted? Are you going to crumble, or are you going to ask your Comforter what to do? Well, you can’t expect to have a clear answer if you don’t currently spend time with Him.
In Proverbs, Wisdom says if we are simple, cry out to her, more than for money and she will give us knowledge and understanding. However; if we don’t, she says that in the day of our calamity she will not hear or rescue us. (Proverbs1:24-33)
Personally, I don’t want that to be me or my house. So, I would say for the up and coming world turmoil, we need not to spend time in front of the world’s vision, but spend time in front of the Father to know His vision. He will never leave us or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5)
Even if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, You are with me. (Psalm 23:4)
Seek the Lord while He may be found. (Isaiah 55:6)
Turn off the TV and radio and turn to the Lord with all of your thoughts and He shall keep you and guard you, even until the great and terrible day of the Lord. (2 Thessalonians 3:3, Joel 2:31)
