"So Not Alone"

"I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living." (Psalms 142:5)

  Somewhere along the way, there will be trials and tribulations that we are going to face; it is just a fact, because it is part and portion of this fallen world, the curse and the cause of sin. The word, "living," that is being used is the same word used in Genesis 3:20, when Adam named his wife Eve: "And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living." We tend to forget sometimes that this is a fallen world, especially when we are enjoying life and have no worries to speak of; no worries that tear at our easy life that is. Here is the thing about living, it requires life to be maintained and sustenance to stay alive. In case you haven't noticed, there are more and more people living on the streets; there are seemingly more and more people losing control; and there are more and more attacks of random violence. None of this is just a coincidence, these are surely the last days and a sign of the times we are living in. Don't forget about the joint maneuvers going on in the east, between China, Russia, and Iran; this too is no coincidence, because these three are the forces that will be leading the charge against God's people, Israel. I look forward to hearing Pastor Bryan share on this topic over the next several weeks. We must encourage one another and keep looking up! The world around us might look as though it is out of control, but it is just the living out Biblical prophesy and what we are sure is to happen. This is not something to be afraid of or worry about, because we have refuge in the Lord, no matter what might happen; we are so not alone! I pictured the children of Israel as they were inside their houses the night that the first born were killed in Egypt; the same idea is what I believe God wants from us, as we are protected by the blood of Christ Jesus, we must be dressed and prepared to depart; yet at the same time, maintaining what is required to keep on living...

""No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?""
""(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought of the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."" (Matthew 6:24-25 & 32-34)