A quick perusal of the news headlines could scare the heck out of most people today. The trustworthy cease-fire agreement between the Ukrainian government troops and the "pro-Russian Separatists", which seems to be violated by one side or the other daily, if not by both; the threat of Iran developing a nuclear warhead with which it can, and has already vowed that it will, destroy all the Jews in Israel, and then the Jews of the rest of the world (which means America), next; the fighting in Iraq between the bloodthirsty I.S.I.S. Terrorists, and the equally bloodthirsty Iranian troops who pretend to be volunteer sympathizers with the Iraqi regime, but we all know that they were soldiers in the Iranian "Republican Guard" until recently (which is a near blasphemy to apply the word "Republican" to anything coming out of that government); and, frankly, it looks like "six of one, etc......" as to who wins that conflict; and the hegemonistic fervor that seems to be oozing out of the Kremlin, in Moscow, with Putin trying to tie up his invasion of the Ukraine, before the economic sanctions of the western allies totally destroys the Russian economy, which will all but force him to invade the Middle-East to take over the Gulf States oil reserves, in order to turn off the spigots to the West, until they end their sanctions, and so forth. It's almost hard to believe that God is really in control of all this chaos around the world, but He is!!!
This is really nothing new as far as He is concerned. Throughout history (which we must remember is nothing less than "His Story") there have been countless periods of bloody chaos breaking out throughout the world, always followed by God's peace prevailing and the ultimate judgment of the evil people who were responsible for the chaos, in the first place. We remember the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt, which God relieved through His ten plagues, and the parting of the Red Sea; then the Babylonian conquest, and the restoration of the Kingdom of Israel; the Roman conquest, and the crucifixion of our Lord, which only facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the world; the holocaust, which not only killed six million Jews (which the Iranians deny that it ever happened), but necessitated the deaths of roughly 100 million people during World War II, and the cold war threats that followed. All of this has merely set the stage for what we see unfolding today. When Putin finally brings his forces into the Middle-East, he's going to be so surprised to find that God is still on the thrown, and that He resents Putin's intentions to destroy His people, Israel, on the way to conquer the Gulf States' oil fields. When He causes 83% of the Invasion Force to destroy themselves with their infighting, God will force even Putin to recognize that He is in control, and there will be an accounting for his behavior!
Or, as God calls it, He will get the glory when he brings His judgment upon the Forces that will come against Israel!!! So, take heart, Christians! God is in control, and (I say again) look up! "For your redemption draweth nigh!!!"
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