God speaks to us through the Bible, in prayer, by His Holy Spirit to our
spirit, through our circumstances, and in His still small voice within our spirit
(1 Kings 19: 11-13). His grace is sufficient for all
of our needs (2 Corinthians 12:9).
His power is perfected in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).
That is why Paul declared that he preferred to boast about his weaknesses, so
that the power of Christ could be strong in him (2 Corinthians 12:8-9).
Sometimes, God will test our patience when He does not speak right away.
It is important for us to listen too, to wait patiently and not to get so bored
that we fill our time with clutter.
He does not even want us to resort to good or religious activities. He
wants us to consult with Him before making any plans or commitments. This way
we walk in His Spirit and we are fruitful in everything we say and do (Proverbs
3:5-6).
God always send warnings before He sends judgment. He allows us a grace
period in order to repent and turn to Him. If we respond, He saves us (Jeremiah
30:11-14), if we continue to reject Him He sends exile and bondage.
Jesus informed us that a time of religious deception, wars, famines,
pestilences and earthquakes will occur before His second coming. He calls these
the "beginning of sorrows" (Mathew 24:4-8).
The purposes of this coming Great Tribulation is to save Israel, to
judge the nations, and to put Satan and his demons and their followers in their
future home in hell.
The time for conversation with God is coming to a close. In the near
future, people will turn to God and cry out to Him, but He will not hear them (Mathew
24:4-21).
Now is time to respond to God's warnings and to surrender
control of our life to Him. Jesus encourages us to watch and pray so that we
can escape the horrors of the Great Tribulation by abiding in His presence
(Matthew 24:36).
Prayer:
As times the darkness in the world threatens to overwhelm
us. Yet, You promise to be the light all around us. Even in the record breaking
darkness that surrounds our life in this current world, darkness is not dark to
You. The night is as bright as the day to You, because darkness and light are
alike to You (Psalm 139:11-12). You are not afraid of the darkness and Your
Spirit in us will give us confidence to face our dark circumstances with
courage and victory.
You have infinite patience with humanity; but there comes a
time when Your cup of wrath over the debauchery of humanity will reach a
critical point (2 Peter 3:9; Romans 2:4-11). In the
light of what You already did for us, we can readily trust in You. You took on a human form, lived in this sin cursed world just as
we do, experienced and suffered everything that we do; yet, without sin. Now
Your divinity abides within us, giving us Your power to accomplish in this
world everything that You call us to do.
Thought for the Day:
As we walk in all of God's ways, love Him with all of our heart and
soul, serve Him with all of our strength, and keep His commandments, which He
provides for our own safety and well-being, we will abundantly abide in His
blessings and have His presence and Spirit dwelling within us.
- Deuteronomy
10: 12-13
