Category: Daily Thought

For reference, I believe that the world-wide pandemic is being used by God, in part , to wake up His church to the times and seasons that are rapidly unfolding. Having said that, here are some statistics compiled by worldometers.info to put things in perspective. Rush Limbaugh published a similar list.You might want to check these out yourself!
Never forget that Our Father God is Lord over all things. Truth is in His Word, the Bible.

Recorded deaths from January 1 to March 25, 2020

21,297 – Coronavirus
113,034 – Seasonal Flu
228,095 – Malaria
249,904 – Suicides
313,903 – Traffic Fatalities
390,908 – HIV/Aids
581,599 – Alcohol
1,162,481 – Smoking
1,909.804 – Cancer
2,382,324 – Hunger
9,913,702 - Abortion

Such amazing times! Never in my lifetime have I seen so many people—people who have always spent their lives trying to control their situations—finally understand they are absolutely not in control!  The self-made, the God deniers, the overworked provider—whatever place anyone has in society—are all realizing that their personal world has become out of their control, literally overnight!

I am convinced Father God is shaking up all of the gods people have been serving. He has said “enough” with a simple whisper that has changed the world, causing those who are wise to listen to what He's saying.

Those who haven’t listened to His still, small voice ringing in their ears will continue to believe that things will return to normal. Those who make their priority His priorities—now that He has their attention—will find wonder in everything that happens from now on.

I don’t believe there has been a time in the lives of those living today that held more importance. The more we go to prayer and the more we listen to those who are also making prayer of vital importance, the more this season takes on a fragrance of the presence of God. Those who are hearing from Him are believing that the fingerprints of God are all over these days. They are more important than we can imagine.

With that possibility in mind, we need to make sure we remember God. That may seem simplistic; but it's still very important.

Remember God. Remember Who He is! Remember His sovereignty! Remember His power and His keeping presence in all things, good and bad. Remember His love for us! Focus on remembering God no matter what happens and through whatever happens. Our loving Father God is always in charge. It’s good to remember that!

This is not Oz! The Bible does, however, warn us that there would be “men behind the curtain” with plans that are not God's, plans to deceive His church into thinking that there's always something more important than the intimate relationship provided for us by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. These plans attempt to minimize Who He is, what He has done, and who we are in Christ.

As we see current situations unfolding and unfamiliar challenges presented to us most every day, it's easy to embrace those issues as priorities in our lives. That's the plan from behind the curtain.

Nothing has changed with Father God! His desire for intimacy with us remains important to Him. That intimacy with the One Who created all things, knows all things, and is in charge of all things is still more important than anything else that calls for our attention. From that communication with Him and as His children, we can receive anything we need to face whatever comes our way, no matter how many loud voices clamor to proclaim their importance.

What if this is it? What if all of Bible prophecy is being fulfilled right before our eyes, not only in our lifetime but in this very day? What kind of persons should we be? What should our priorities be?

Signs of the times have been around for many years. Many generations have felt that the signs in their lives pointed to the rapture of the church, the institution of a one world government, and a world leader that would solve all global problems. Obviously they were wrong.

But what if this very day is the time prophesied in the Bible? If we look closely, some things seem to be falling in place. If they are, how important are the things that we cherish? How would we prepare our heart, our marriages, and our family? How would we prepare our children?

I guess if any of us has a bunch of changes to make, they should be made even if things go back to being business as usual shouldn't they? That is, if we really want to please the Lord with our lives!