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"How about you?"
My response: Hmm, actually I feel awed
by the recognition that what Jesus predicted 2,000 years ago (and the Bible for
2,000 years before that) is actually, literally coming true in our generation,
before our very eyes! History is narrowing down to wars and rumors of wars, more
and greater famines and earthquakes in various places (the "birth pangs" of the
death of the world); the Arab-Israeli conflict, worldwide rejection of Israel;persecution of Jews and Christians;
one world government, one world economy, both to be ultimately ruled by one
world despot (I believe Obama is actively seeking the position but he may be a
bit early)--Jesus said it would be like this and He said when we
recognize these things starting to happen to look up because He's
coming!
To me, it's scary but
exhilarating, like being poised at the top of the highest diving board ready to
perform in the Olympics. King Jesus is sovereign over every detail,each fitting
into its place to bring about the "fullness of time" (as when Jesus was born)
for His glory. Not that we want these bad things to happen (not our
choice) but they will happen, are happening and they are
signs that everything else he promised,all the good stuff about redemption and
heaven and joy are true, too. I believe we are to be actively,
practically, helping those affected by the disasters and pain and confusion and
hopelessness--sacrificially with our time and money, hugs and prayers--while at
the same time rejoicing privately, "Even so, come Lord
Jesus!"
You might want to read a
couple of things from my blogs His Scribe and BONUS FEATURES for your
encouragement (seriously):
http://hisscribbler.blogspot.com/2011/03/prophecy-time-of-shaking-for-your.html (this
is a prophecy, not Scripture, so it has to be tested against
Scripture)
I did a series of 5 posts
on Preparing for Persecution at http://hisscribedownloads.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=7 The last one, Joy in Persecution, is
on top. You can scroll down to start with the first one. (To entice you to read
them--I mention CSL!)
How to pray? I pray for
unity among believers--in John chapter 17 we overhear an
amazing prayer from Jesus to his Father, pouring out his heart for us. That is
what he wants and is doing now, drawing us together to support and provide for
one another as he has done in China and other places where the church has had to
go underground.
I pray for those going
through this without knowing God, that God will speak peace to their fear and
truth to their lies, directly and indirectly (through us), that there will be a
mighty harvest of people who have been shaken so that all is left is what cannot
be shaken, people stripped of false gods and nonessentials--I imagine the
Japanese people are now going over the heads of their gods of wood and stone,
and their ancestors' spirits, crying out to the God who lives, loves, hears and
responds. Religion is probably no longer ritual and going-through-the-motions
for them now!
I can pray these
prayers with confidence because they are God's expressed will; I am only coming
into alignment with what he has already told us he wants. Relief (for a
control freak like me) comes from knowing all this is so huge, ghastly,
and overwhelming, we are not sufficient for these
things.
AND HE IS!
Love,
Jessica
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