Days to Come — Revisited

And Jesus, answering them, began to say:“ Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, “I am He, ’ and will deceive many. But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows. — Mark 13:5-8

Reading the headlines of today's news, whether in the form of the web's snippets or the scrolling ticker at the bottom of the screen, may cause bewilderment and anxiety. It is easy for us to fall into the trap—and it is indeed a snare that the "prince of the power of air" lays for us. For his hope is for us to quit "looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our Faith." For if he is succesful in turning our eye from Christ he knows that he can cause us to stumble and even spiral into sin. What we see today in the world, our nation and in our own lives—the atrocities of abortion on demand, sexual perversion, slothfulness, materialisn and hatred for one's own is Satan's design and plan for us. Death.

Therefore, we must be careful not to fall into the snare—we must not. As ransomed ones we must remain true to our Captain!

Our Captain calls us to be zealous, watchful, awake! Remember when our Savior was in the garden—how he went ahead to have time with His Father and he called His disciples to remain watchful? How shameful they must have felt when their Lord returned to find them in deep slumber. How shameful I feel when I fail my Lord Jesus Christ, my Captain! Sin is such an awful thing and yet everyday I stumble, I fall flat on my face. Yet I have to struggle to my feet and carry on.

This is why it is critical to check our orders daily spending time with Him. Time spent in His Word and time spent in prayer allows us to become more like Him. Let us purpose this day to do what we ought.