God Help Us Endure The Sufferings To Come
The news out of Afghanistan is, in a word, devastating.
Are you as outraged as everyone else?
Thirteen U.S. soldiers, both men and women, killed in the line of duty.
There’s more.
Stranded Americans and allies face potential death and persecution.
Could the videos of those poor people pleading for rescue from that airport get any more heart-wrenching?
There’s so much to say about our nation’s failure in this, but that’s not the purpose of this blog.
Thanks be to God, there are glimpses of good news.
This from Samaritan’s Purse. . .
And this from name withheld . . . ↓
Closer to home, this past Sunday, gulf coast communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama were ravaged by Hurricane Ida.
Power outages, high winds, and massive flooding caused extensive damage – all on the 16th anniversary of a devastating storm from the past, Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021
In recent weeks, you may remember that a 7.2 earthquake shook Haiti to the core, bringing down buildings and leaving many already poor residents, homeless.
Tropical storm Grace hit shortly after, adding more death and destruction. The video of those poor families hunkering down under tarps while a tropical storm barreled down on them was very difficult to watch.
Haiti Earthquake August 14, 2021
Tragedies are breaking out all over, here in America, and overseas – at a shockingly rapid pace.
Did you ever think that you would see this in your lifetime?
Please PRAY for our nation and for the whole world.
God help us endure the sufferings to come.
Our Lifeline
Brothers and sisters in Christ – thankfully, we know that this world of increasing suffering and persecution is not our final home.
Our Savior, at an unknown time, will rescue us from this fallen world.
Hold on to that blessed promise!
We must endure until then.
Going forward, it will be hard and it will be heartbreaking at times.
The Bible tells us to expect it.
I don’t want to see any more suffering either, but I know God has a plan.
His plan is so perfect that it could only be designed by the Maker of Heavens and earth Himself.
We will be with Him and there will be no more suffering.
Amen!
We are citizens bound for heaven, a paradise of never-ending joy and happiness.
Are You Ready?
Who is ready for the Lord to come back?
Count me in.
But God.
Only He knows the time, or the hour of Jesus’ return. We just know that it will be “some day.”
Until then, keep your eye on the prize.
Encourage each other. We will all need encouragement in the coming days, months, and maybe years ahead.
Focus on the One who gave you life and the One who wants you there with Him in the end.
“Some day” we’ll have Jesus and delight in His kingdom of endless hallelujahs.
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1Hurricane Ida 2021 photo, courtesy of NASA (website) NOAA (Satellite), public domain, 29 August, 2021, via Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Accessed and retrieved August 30, 2021.
2Haiti earthquake photo, courtesy of the ECHO/European Commission, CC BY<a 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Accessed and retrieved August 30, 2021.
3Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
