Today, if you ask people how they are doing, the response probably won’t be encouraging, given the chaos happening around the globe. I need not make a list of current events of our day because the mass media continues to feed our minds, hearts, and concerns. With all the negative things occurring hourly, it becomes increasingly difficult for people to see beyond their fears.
Fear can be demonic when it is not directed toward the Holiness and Reverence of God. Our adversary in the Garden of Eden has used fear from the beginning to separate humanity from God and from each other. Innocent lives have been taken because of a spirit of fear, with the anticipation of the unknown actions of another person, who may imagine that harm is coming to them.
Faith and hope are eroded when fear takes root in a person’s heart. It paralyzes the victim from clearly understanding their true state of mind. I knew a young man during my time in the military who killed another shipmate out of his own fear and insecurity.
Let me say this: the kind of fear that prevails in the world today is not from God. It is the result of a loss of the omnipresence of God, who is everywhere, and He can be reached when we seek Him with our whole heart.
Amid the ongoing situations, there is a spirit of revival and renewal of faith in the sovereignty of God. People everywhere are praying and looking to God for His divine intervention in our affairs. We have looked to man for resolution and peace, which can only come from God.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”
It is our day…it is our time to once again seek the forgiveness of God for rejecting His guidance in our lives. As we seek Him and reach out to each other with trust and love, we will be restored.
I see on the horizon, with forgiveness, the banner over us and our strength being renewed. Those who are trusting God for a better day are affirming their faith and embracing each other’s differences with understanding, forgiveness, and healing all wounds. Can you see it? Can you believe it? It is happening, in the middle of violence and disaster… revival has come to the prayerful and repentant!
“Peace, I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 NKJV
Celebrate with us and experience the Good Life at the Villages Community Chapel in Cribari Auditorium every Sunday at 10 a.m., where you will be encouraged by the Word of Life and enjoy coffee and cookies with friends. The chapel is a place where needs are met, faith is affirmed, and new friends are embraced. You can view our worship services on YouTube at www.villagescommunitychapel.vgcc.club