Birth Pains

As each day passes, it seems that we are thrust forward yet another step towards extreme violence and hatred all around the globe. Never in my lifetime has there been such vulgarity in the public square.

We celebrate the most wonderful birth in our earthly history this month. The Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, the very Son of God. The Light of the world arriving to make right that which man caused to go horribly wrong. The door-opened to sin and to death and the planting of the seed from which today's hatred is being harvested. The hate-filled crop has grown like weeds and our earth is rapidly being consumed by the thorns and thistles of anger, pride, selfishness, God-less-ness and carnal horror.

I truly recommend that you spend time each and every day in the Word. Make it a practice to read and learn the Bible. In His word you will find comfort. Comfort in knowing that the Almighty is absolutely in-charge and events are moving forward just as they are described and forecast in Scripture.

Turn off the TV. Unplug the Twitter, deactivate the Facebook and poke your nose into the living history and prophesy of God's Word.

"Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over.

"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. "For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. "They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

(Isa 60:20) (Joh 16:33) (Rom 8:22, 23) (2Co 5:4) (Rev 7:14-17)sbagster

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD START............