Day 7
Gleaning Gold:
~2 Timothy 3:1-4, This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Nuggets of Truth:
As one reads today’s Gold, can we not fully see ourselves in the end times? How frightening it is to see the end unfold before us. Incidences we never dreamed would happen in our lifetime are happening before our very eyes! I never dreamed that there would come a leader in our country who would literally swoop people off their feet during campaigning! Women were fainting and screaming at the sight of our current President. When I was first born again and reading about these end times in my Bible, I would ask myself how the antichrist could come into power with such force and control over the world’s population. I now can see how the antichrist will control the world just by watching this past year’s presidential campaigns.
Am I afraid of what our future holds for us? No, I’m not afraid. I am, however, saddened that our beloved country has allowed herself to get to the place we now find ourselves. The Word says that we are in for some very difficult times – times that have never been experienced before. Times were rough during the Civil War. Times were unbelievably difficult during the Great Depression when the stock market crashed. Times were hard during the holocaust for the millions of Jews who were murdered by Hitler and his minions. But the Word of God says that there is a time that is coming when the entire world will be affected by the great trials coming. The believer does not need to be afraid. We are the children of the King and He has promised us peace through our trials and tribulations.
~Matthew 10:26-30 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Unbelieving mankind, however, has every reason to be afraid. He is battling the one who has the ability to destroy his soul. The devil is very much alive and well on planet Earth, my friend. He has control over the unsaved and they don’t even realize it. Their minds are in a fog – they don’t see clearly. Their hearts are hardened and all things morally good are becoming less and less prevalent in their lives. In the end, they will be totally at the mercy of the antichrist and the devil will have won their souls.
The believer, however, is not in this predicament. Yes, the believer can lose his physical life but his soul has been claimed, bought and paid for, by the blood of our precious Saviour, Jesus Christ!
Refining the Gold:
There are so many cares and burdens being carried by believers today. Not only do we have our every day lives, but we see the predictions of God’s Word unfolding before our very eyes! The believer could be afraid but we do not need to be. The Lord has given us consolation in His Word so that we may find peace in tumultuous times.
~John 14:1-3 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
~Luke 12:22-32 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Why fret when the One who is in total control of all things is there for us until the day we stand before Him? Our Saviour gave His everything for us – why should He stop now? You don’t stop short of providing for those you love, do you? Christ certainly won’t! He’s preparing a place for us and will take us there soon! Look up, Christian. Thy redemption draweth nigh!!
valorie
Good Afternoon Kate:
The Lord has blessed me immensely by bringing your website and blog across my path.
I have been a Christian for many years but I also have been tossed two and fro and been quite confused over the years, by many false teachings
I have been looking for a bible study written by a Christian lady whom uses the KJ bible to help me as I study Gods word.
I am so hungry to learn and grow in Gods word and I have found the amount of studies and devotions you have written are truly a gift to help me.
In Christ
Valorie
Kate Plourde
Good morning, Valorie! Thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog. I hope you find what you are looking for amongst the devotionals I have on here. I also have a discipleship series that is not on this blog but we can do through email, should you be interested. I’d be happy to do that with you. I’m glad you dropped by and I pray that you will be blessed by what is here. Let’s connect by email OK? I’ll email you shortly 🙂
Awaiting His Return,
Kate