Many people, even Christians, look at the world and cultural events with dismay and increasing hopelessness. Would you say you entertain such thoughts and feelings at least from time to time? Considering the gross increase of darkness and deep levels of corruption it’s understandable. However, considering all of God’s promises and his proven faithfulness, it is not understandable. Yes, the Bible is very clear in the Last Days, all manner of evil and wickedness will increase. We are certainly seeing such increase epidemically. As children of the Light, we are not to walk by sight but by faith. What does the Bible say about the increase of righteousness in the Last Days? Actually a great deal, yet is seems many Christians are unaware of the promises for the increase of righteousness. As a result the enemy has many of us operating with a dooms day perspective. That’s his plan. If the enemy can get Christians focused on what he is doing, then our focus is not on Christ, from where our hope comes.
Many Christians need to determine to “expect the unexpected.” Instead of looking at current events from the natural perspective where it seems there is no hope of turn around, we need to perceive with our spiritual senses, and activate our faith. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” (Heb. 11:1) What better time of year to look for miracles than at Christmas? The greatest miracle of all occurred some two-thousand and twenty years ago. The promised Redeemer, conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born. The Savior of the world of whom it is said,
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
Meditate on the passage above from Isaiah 9:6-7. Then when you have time, read the entire chapter. Read also Psalm 37 and allow these truths to take residence in your soul.
God has gone to great lengths to prepare us for victory. He has revealed much about the great and terrible End Times so that His people would be forewarned, able to enact the victory that was accomplished for us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While most of us understand we respond according to our focus, we can easily place our focus on what is false–what is a lie of the enemy for his advantage. It is my prayer and encouragement for you to fix your focus on Christ, place your faith in an unwavering manner on the promises of God. Decree and declare God’s Word with childlike faith and wonder and watch what God does with this new decade beginning 2020.
Many prophets, myself included, see our next ten years and being the most incredible of all times on earth. With the backdrop of gross darkness, God will act through miracles, signs and wonders that will radically change the trajectory of the word. Believe and “expect the unexpected!”
I wish you a very merry Christmas and a most glorious new decade!
I welcome your comments. Please feel free to respond or ask a question below. Also, be watching for my next book to be released soon! Prepare for the Harvest! God’s Challenge to the Church Today. It’s an assessment of our cultural realities with strategies how the Church in America needs to become much more relevant to reach the lost for Christ, especially in these last days with the expected Great Harvest of Souls.
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