The Lord Is So Worthy

Question: How are you coping with life?  We all face struggles and hardships, at times, and we are living in very difficult days.  I want to encourage each of you to hang in there and not give up.  Remember every storm ends with a silver lining, then when the sun shines through it is sort of like going from the desert to the mountaintop.  Then the refreshing times come, and then new hope arises in the heart.  Every time we experience a testing, depending on how we respond to it, in other words, if we pass the test, the Lord will bless us and lead and guide us and continue to use us to further his kingdom through our lives in some form or other.  Praise be to the name of Jesus he is so worthy!!

I am so glad that the Lord’s love extends far beyond what many people’s love does.  When He judges He knows all the facts, so He doesn’t just throw around false accusations like so many people do, but He brings forth real facts and He allows His precious Holy Spirit to convict us of our sin so that we could repent and confess our sins, which means to have a change of heart and mind turning from sin and turning to God.  I keep saying something to this effect, it would be so much more effective if people showed how much they love, instead of just talking about it.  Talk is very ineffective in some situations, plus actions speak much louder than words.  

Getting back to hardships, God’s Word talks about the end times and tells us what to expect please read:  Matthew 24:1-31, “Now when Yeshua went out and was going away from the Temple, His disciples came up to point out to Him the Temple buildings. ‘Don’t you see all these?’ He responded to them. ‘Amen, I tell you, not one stone will be left here on top of another—every one will be torn down!’ As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?’ Yeshua answered them, ‘Be careful that no one leads you astray! For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are only the beginning of birth pains. Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of My name. And then many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one other. Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. This Good News of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. So when you see ‘the abomination of desolation,’ which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. The one on the roof must not go down to take what is in his house, and the one in the field must not turn back to get his coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! Pray that your escape will not happen in winter, or on Shabbat. For then there will be great trouble, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. And unless those days were cut short, no one would be delivered. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Messiah,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen. See, I have told you beforehand. So if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. Or, ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. For wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather. But immediately after the trouble of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the land will mourn, and they will see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory. He will send out His angels with a great shofar, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

     

I want to encourage everyone, although we are living in the last days, we can expect to see all these things come about as time goes on, the Lord is still with us and we need not fear.  Please read Hebrews 13:1-6, “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers—for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember the prisoners as if you were fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you also were suffering bodily. Let marriage be held in honor among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you,’ so that with confidence we say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear  What will man do to me?’”

The Word of God also says if God is for us, who can be against you.  Now please read Romans 8:28-39, “Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say in view of these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is the one who condemns? It is Messiah, who died, and moreover was raised, and is now at the right hand of God and who also intercedes for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Messiah? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, ‘For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.’ But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.”

I hope this has been a help, a blessing and an encouragement to you, the Lord knows how to take care of His own and we will praise His holy name.  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may all of you have a super day!!  And don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord for He is Worthy!!