STRENGTH FOR THE DAYS AHEAD

1. How I wish things would be different and I should tell you how rosy days ahead would be. Nonetheless, Sun will continue to rise in the East and go down in the West; new houses built and more millionaires made as we plunge into DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN, “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all” Luke 17:26-27] Days ahead will sap the STRENGTH of the mighty; events that dominated 2023 and years before will not disappear in a hurry; wars, climate instability, famine, social decadence shall defy solution as prophecy is fulfilled, “Men's HEARTS FAILING THEM FOR FEAR, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of HEAVEN SHALL BE SHAKEN” [Luke 21:26] As nations move farther and farther away from God in search of PEACE and PROSPERITY, FEAR and CONFUSION shall sap their STRENGTH and ensnared in destruction.  Friend, STRENGTH FOR THE DAYS AHEAD is not in governments, technology, money or intellect but in God, “For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In RETURNING and REST shall ye be SAVED; in QUIETNESS and in CONFIDENCE shall be your STRENGTH: and ye would not” [Isaiah 30:15]

2. Through unbridled self-interest, present architecture of global commerce, governance and societal values shall witness swift and radical changes as we slide into a New World Order, “See then that ye WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY, not as fools, but as WISE, Redeeming the time, because THE DAYS ARE EVIL” [Ephesians 5:15-16] Every known anchor of human VALUES and STRENGTH shall be put to test and fail, as currencies and societal ideals shift like sand dunes, then shall they who TRUST in the Lord say to themselves, “GOD IS OUR REFUGE and STRENGTH, a very present HELP IN TROUBLE. THEREFORE WILL WE NOT FEAR, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea” [Psalms 46:1-2] The days ahead require God’s STRENGTH to navigate, nations struggling to maintain stability as a drunken man who remembers not his way home; so shall it be, for we have not passed this way before. You probably have heard of God’s GOODNESS, as many of us did growing up, what you may not know is His enduring Promise to walk you through the days ahead,  “When thou passest through the waters, I WILL BE WITH THEE; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” [Isaiah 43:2] God’s Promise stands and His STRENGTH is yours in coming days, if you will accept Him as your Lord and Saviour; when you pass through raging waters and roaring fires, He will be your STRENGTH.

3. The days ahead will test and shake the STRENGTH of all religions and religious rituals, “But they that WAIT UPON THE LORD shall RENEW THEIR STRENGTH; they shall MOUNT UP WITH WINGS as eagles; they shall RUN, and not be weary; and they shall WALK, and not faint” [Isaiah 40:31] WAITING upon the Lord is best illustrated with a STEWARD and his MASTER at dinner; there may be many Stewards ”WAITING” on their Masters in the house but the MASTER knows His own, “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The LORD KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ DEPART FROM INIQUITY” [2 Timothy 2:19] The Steward derives STRENGTH from his Master, if his Master is Evil, his STRENGTH is corruption; if he knows and serves the ALMIGHTY, his STRENGTH is limitless. Beloved, STRENGTH FOR THE DAYS AHEAD is in knowing and WAITNG on God ALMIGHTY, no Steward may attend or please two Masters, “… the PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG, and do exploits” [Daniel 11:32] The coming days will try every shade of FAITH and religious affiliation, sacrifices of Prayer and Fasting alone will not yield STRENGTH outside of OBEDIENCE, as it is written; “… Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in OBEYING the voice of the LORD? Behold, to OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE, and to hearken than the fat of rams” [1 Samuel 15:22] Seed of STRENGTH in the days ahead is OBEDIENCE to revealed TRUTH.

4. Days ahead are Prophecy in motion; every WORD spoken concerning this generation shall be fulfilled to the letter, “For NATION SHALL RISE AGAINST NATION, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be FAMINES, and PESTILENCES, and EARTHQUAKES, in divers places. All these are the BEGINNING OF SORROWS” [Matthew 24:7-8] As the world slides into BEGINNING OF SORROWS, grief shall turn the hearts of men from PROPHECTIC TRUTH to believe and derive pleasure in LIES,, “And for this cause God shall send them STRONG DELUSION, that they should BELIEVE A LIE:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness” [2 Thessalonians 2:11-12] Friend, you must not lose your mind to LIES, WORRY or DESPONDENCY as the days go by but daily grow your STRENGTH in God through CONFIDENCE in His WORD, “When MEN ARE CAST DOWN, then thou shalt say, THERE IS LIFTING UP; and he shall SAVE THE HUMBLE person. He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands” [Job 22:29-30] As things go from bad to worse hold tight to your CONFIEDENCE in Christ’s imminent appearance, separating yourself from the maddening crowd in sure UNDERSTANDING of trajectory of DIVINE AGENDA, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then LOOK UP, and lift up your heads; for your REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH” [Luke 21:28]