Has anyone ever told you “Don’t worry it’s not the end of the world” when life handed you a stressful situation? How many times have you been in one of those hard spots in life where you thought it, even if someone did not say it to you? What does that even mean “the end of the world”, to you? We use it as a comparison all the time to life’s crazy circumstances we face. But, have you ever stopped to really think, what that means, and is there any truth in it?
Recently I was blessed to listen to an amazing series at my home church Element in Wentzville where Pastor Eric gave me some incredible insight on what we reference as “the end of the world”.
This is where you don’t shut down and stop reading. J I promise if anything it will give you something to think about. Lets look at all the natural disasters happening so frequently right now. Why do you think that is happening? In the bible which is 1/3 prophecy (prophecy means to predict what is going to happen), Jesus says in Matthew 24:4-8 “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains”. Check this out!
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/trends-in-natural-disasters
You don’t have to be a genius to see that those numbers are increasing and becoming more frequent. It’s not global warming, Jesus said this would happen! To top it off in 2011 there has been a natural disaster every month! We could break down that verse even more with more staggering statistics on famine and wars, but I will focus on the natural disasters for now. So is someone, something or perhaps God trying to get our attention?
Whatever your experiencing right now, death in the family, divorce, financial instability, infidelity, depression, or anxiety…it is NOT the end of the world. Find your strength and rest in Jesus. Start loving others, let go of indifference's and work on your relationship with Jesus so you can be a light for others that need him! In the end what matters is this 6 Jesus answered, “I
am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6. You can’t have the kingdom of God and all the amazing things he offers without Jesus.
This is GOOD NEWS! You don’t have to be on this Earth during what the bible calls the tribulation (tribulation means: something that causes great difficulty, affliction, or distress). We will be raptured or caught up off this earth to be with God in Heaven 1 Thessalonians 4 15-18. Don’t wait to turn your life around for the better! We are living in the end times. Let me be clear because the bible is clear on this “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” on the ending day. So, with that being written, are you ready? If you need to accept Jesus in your heart but are truly lost on how to begin…please let me know. I would be happy to say the prayer of salvation with you.
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