“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and His glory appears over you.” Isaiah 60:1-2
We are 30-days out from closing on the home we’re building, and the market is in the toilet. Not even the most ideal candidates are getting approved for loans right now. Things are at an all-time history low for America. Nothing is for sure. Banks are hoarding cash in an effort to stay afloat, loans are few and far between, jobs are evaporating, gas is scarce, Wall Street is in the pooper, the U.S. government is in turmoil, and the American people are panicked. I’ll be honest. I’m with them.
The bad news is that everything is connected. We are all connected. My husband’s job security as a Pastor is directly impacted by the faithfulness of our tithers, who are directly impacted by the state of the economy. Your job loss affects me. Wall Street affects Main Street.
The good news is that we are all connected. We’re in this together. This is our time to band together. We’re faced with a “United we stand, divided we fall” moment in time.
Doom and despair are closing in on many. NOW is the time for Christians to share the Hope of Jesus Christ like never before. NOW is the time for us to cash in on that Hope for ourselves. He has made the sacrifice so that we may have PEACE, every second of every minute of every hour of every day. No matter what is being said on CNN or Fox News. For every minute we spend watching the news, listening to talk radio, or discussing the devastation of the US marketplace, we need to be spending two minutes saturating ourselves in God’s Word, listening to Worship, and reminding ourselves of His Truth. He is our Waymaker. He is our Jehovah-Jirah–our Provider. He dropped bread from the sky to provide for the Israelites in the dessert! Start looking up people! Prepare for the Manna. God will not let His people be snatched from the palms of His hand
“Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people…Peace, peace to those far and near, says the Lord.” Isaiah 57:14, 1
