As each year comes and goes, there are many changes that take place in the natural as well as the spiritual. Positive things happen and many negative things take place. The scriptures indicate that events will progressively deteriorate, 2014 is no exception.
Drastic changes in the weather, even catastrophic events as we are currently seeing around the globe, such as extreme temperatures unprecedented by extreme cold and excessive rains, resulting in floods, loss of property and even life, on the other end of the scale, droughts, loss of food production and loss of life.
Political instability, economic collapses, riots and violence in cities and towns in various nations. Racial hatred and even same race violence against each other. Men's hearts failing them because of fear of what is taking place in their nations. Overburdened, stress related diseases taking their toll on human life, increase in suicides. Shall we go on???
All this paints a very bleak picture of what lies ahead for this year and the coming years. Where does all these events and happenings place our faith? If our faith is in our own strength and that of man, we shall surely succumb to the stress's that are coming upon all that dwell on the face of the earth. Our faith needs to be firmly founded on and in the Messiah, the author and finisher of our faith. We need to be rooted and firmly fixed on Him, Who is our life, as branches are fixed to the vine. Then we need to be in right relationship with each other, walking and living in the unity of the Spirit and of the faith.
We, the whole body of believers, need to draw closer to Him in order to be kept safe in these days of trouble. In so doing and being, we shall not be moved, we shall be in the secret place of the Most High. We need to set our sights on things above and not on things that are on the earth. To Him be glory in the church. Grace be with you all.
