"Safe and Secure!"

 "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." (Hebrews 6:12 KJV) 

  "So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us." (1 John 2:24-25 NLT)

 Let me start by saying, My prayer is that God will raise up 100 more Charlie's! As if that was going to stop what he was so passionate in doing! I pray that there is going to be many more that will be motivated to get into the race, making his passion their passion, and giving God the glory! We all should know that he is now with the Lord; but that he will be missed, especially by his wonderful family.

 That said, we are living in some very interesting time, a time of Biblical prophecy; as it is being said, over and over: "There are those that call evil good, and good evil!" These are truly last day events, and we should be ready for the Lord's soon coming, to take us home. 

 We should all be paying attention to what is going on in this world, especially in the world around us. We cannot pretend that it is not any of our business! Right now, I am reading the Book of Esther to my wife, and we just finished chapter four, where Mordecai tells Esther, "Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?" 

 Just because you don't get involved doesn't mean you aren't in jeopardy of getting harmed or in trouble. As it was with Esther, she was a Jew, yet she kept it a secret; so she felt as though her life would not be in danger. Sorry to say, but that is not how the spiritual world we live in works...

"A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm." (Ephesians 6:10-13 NLT)