John 6:16-21 NKJV
Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid. 20But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
In this life we will have trouble. We will face
difficulties. And the closer that it gets to our Lord’s return, the worse it
will get. And I believe we are already seeing a “great wind blowing” in the
world, and in our nations. We are already witnessing a “ripple effect” from the
bad decisions that many of our leaders have made throughout the years, but
especially recently, but which I believe are deliberate for the full purpose to
destroy us as the nations of the world in order to bring us all under the rule
of “The Beast” New World Order.
But the “great wind blowing” isn’t just taking place on a
national or a political level, but also within the gatherings of the church, or
what are falsely being referred to as “the church.” So much of what is called “church”
are institutions of human making being marketed to the people of the world which
have then altered both the meaning of “church” and the gospel of Christ in
order to attract the world to their gatherings. But “the church” is the people
of faith, not these institutions of the flesh of human making.
But this “great wind blowing” is also taking place in people’s
individual lives. For we live in an era of great deception where so many people
are being lied to or who are lying to themselves. And so many are believing and
following after the lies and are rejecting and/or ignoring the truth taught us
in the Scriptures, in their appropriate biblical context. And so many people,
many who call themselves “Christians,” are living in addiction to sinful
practices and are lying to themselves that there is no way out for them from
their sin.
And then this “great wind blowing” is taking place in
families and in marriages, for so many people are believing the lies of Satan
and they are being captivated by the trappings of the world and of the flesh.
And so many are addicted to sexual immorality, largely because of the easy access
via these Smart Phones, but because that is what is in their hearts. And that
is what they desire more than anything else. And marriages are falling apart,
and families are separating, and children are being taken advantage of.
But we are not to be afraid. We should fear (honor, respect,
obey) God, but we should not tremble in fear over humans and their devices. We
should pray for all people who are being taken captive to sin and to the flesh
and to worldly and fleshly and wicked desires, that they would repent
(biblically) of their sin, turn from it, and now follow Jesus with their lives
in surrender to his will. And we should pray for those who are being mistreated
and taken advantage of, for their safety and deliverance, and for their
salvation.
But the Scriptures promised us that the kinds of things we
are witnessing today in our nations, in our governments, in our households and
families, and in “the church,” will take place in these last days before the
return of Christ. We are not promised that things are going to get better, but
only worse. But as things continue to get much worse I pray for people’s eyes
to be opened to the truth, and that they will see the lies for what they are
and that they will turn from the lies and now follow after the Lord and his
truth.
I pray that they will see Jesus for who he is and for what
he did for us in his death on that cross, and in his resurrection, which was to
deliver us out of our addiction to sin so we will now surrender our lives to
him and walk in obedience to his commands, in the power of God. I pray that
they will turn from their sins and commit their lives to the Lord and to his
service, and that they will now follow Jesus wherever he leads them, in doing
what he has for us to do as those who profess his name, that they may have life
in Him.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
The following is a secular song but with a message that
encourages us to not give up the fight when we are called upon to have to walk
through the storms of life because of our faith and our testimonies for Jesus
Christ and for his gospel. For if we are following Jesus, we’ll never walk
alone. Amen!
You’ll Never Walk Alone
By Oscar Hammerstein
II / Richard Rodgers
When you walk
through a storm
Hold your head up
high
And don't be afraid
of the dark
At the end of a
storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver
song of a lark
Walk on through the
wind
Walk on through the
rain
Though your dreams
be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your
heart
And you'll never
walk alone
You'll never walk
alone
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