Happy Friday, Warriors and Watchers of the Most High! No matter what is happening in the world, those of us who know our eternity is secure can be filled with peace and joy. The storms may rage around us, but our foundation is on the Rock, Jesus Himself, and He will never move, be shaken, crack, fall down or be destroyed. Just a little while longer, and our hopes will be realized, our faith will be rewarded as we hear that trumpet sound and the call that will bring us home!
Be encouraged, keep watching, and for those who have lost loved ones recently, I assure you, they await you at those heavenly gates, huge smiles on their faces, searching through the crowd for a glimpse of your arrival!
Evil culture/immorality/violence
Secret Service arrest man near White House targeting white copsHomeless epidemic on the West Coast of the US
Teenage girls turn to prostitution to avoid starvation in Venezuela
27 dead 30 wounded in deadliest church shooting in American history
Two shot, 1 dead outside church in Fresno, CA
New Phone App gives kids as young as 12 access to Birth control
Quija board making a comeback this Christmas
CA NAACP seeks to remove Star Spangled Banner as National Anthem
Sodom and Gomorrah
Paris opens its first ever naked restaurant (ugh. I just lost my appetite)Womb transplants allows men to have babies
School helped 11 year old girl transition to boy and hid it from parents
Germany: You must legally recognize third gender at birth
Virginia elects first openly transgender to State legislature
Big Brother/Tech
New poll reveals many millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country. (This is just pure ignorance on their part. They have no idea the loss of freedoms they would experience)China on the verge of a cashless society
ISIS hacks 800 school websites across the US
Earthquakes/Famines/Storms/Plagues
Sexually transmitted case of ZIKA found in FloridaBlack plague epidemic at crisis point in Madagascar
Giant hail, unseasonable snow and horrific winds strike Australia
Mumps makes a comeback, even if you're vaccinated
Typhoon hits Vietnam: 69 dead 100,000 homes under water
5.1 Earthquake strikes Guatemala
6.9 Earthquake strikes ring of fire
Yellowstone super volcano struck by yet another earthquake
Iceland volcano hit by 53 quakes. Experts warn eruption is imminent
Plague: Worst outbreak in 50 years. Could go global
Tropical storm Rina forms in Atlantic. 17th storm this year
6.6 quake strikes Papua New Guinea
Volcanic activity heating up Antartica
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Is Saudi Arabia headed for war with Iran?US to stage drill with three carriers during Trump's visit to Asia
US warships, bombers and 80,000 troops ready to confront N. Korea
N. Korea to launch biggest ever missile while Trump is in Asia
Saudi Arabia blockades Yemen which may be considered act of war by Iran
Israel ready to enter Syria to protect town of Druze from ISIS
Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile shot over capital
Attack warning sirens to begin in Hawaii next month
Iran-North Korea axis of evil the biggest threat to the US
18 million could starve to death as Kim uses funds for nuclear weapons
Saudi Arabia and Iran move closer to war
Russia to test new weapon that could defeat US defense systems
Next warfront: Israel vs Hezbollah
Apostasy
Pastor Rick Warren on whether Homosexuality is a sin. (He says all the right words but keeps his language compromising and soft. My question is.. does this really help anyone, especially gays?)Persecution
Hindus savagely beat pastor after he converts 5 families to ChristianityAtheist immigrant sues US Government to remove "So help me God" from citizenship oath
Chinese government demands pastor turn over church income
Christians pelted with rocks and 4 churches forced to close in Egypt
Police in India halt worship in 10 churches
The 50 countries where you can't be a Christian
Why is there so much hatred against Christians in America today?
Good news
They lost 9 members of their family in the Texas shooting and they still glorify God (This story touched me deeply)Pastor of Sutherland church delivered one of his most powerful sermons the week before the mass shooting
Ministry launches campaign to win 150 million souls for Christ!
5 year old survives being shot 5 times in Texas massacre
Grateful for the reminder of how lost loved ones are waiting for us in Heaven. Since I graduated from college in 2013, I have lost three friends....two to a car accident, one just this past week to suicide. I look forward to the next step God has for us.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I'm so sorry! It's so hard to lose those we love. :-( It's almost unbearable... but Thank God we have hope and know we will see them all again! What a grand reunion that will be. Lifting up a prayer for you!
DeleteThank you MaryLu. I think each time that life around our world cannot get any worse. But each week I read the list and cannot believe that -yes-it does get worse. All of it is terrible. Yet as bad as it is and going to be-- my heart goes out to the youth and what they are being taught. They are being brain-washed and we don't even know it. Oh God protect them. I almost choked on my coffee when I read -- a naked restaurant . We are sooo much more wicked and disturbed than Sodom and Gomorrah
ReplyDelete. What to do? We had better get on our knee's and pray-- not once but many many times. Pick up His word and read -- and pray- - not only for our World , our Country,our President and Goverment ,our school board and teachers to stand up for the truth to be taught to our next generation. We are a world that needs the Mercy and love of our Lord and Savior. Pray for those who do not know Jesus Christ. May our Salt be Salty and our Light be Bright.
I agree! When I start looking up the weekly news, I nearly faint from shock at what's happening around the world.. and even here in America. I think about how different the world was just 50 years ago.. and you're right! It's so scary for the children. How can they survive this culture? They are being brainwashed and don't even know it. Your solution is right on! Pray, read the Word and stand up for truth, mercy, grace, love and goodness.. and fight against evil wherever we find it!
DeleteAmen!!!!!!!
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