MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. 28/03/2021
THE HOLY BIBLE.
.MATTHEW 24:3-14.
- As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, ” Tell us, when will this happen ? What will be the sign that you are coming again, and when will the world come to an end ? “
- Jesus answered them, ” Be careful not to let anyone deceive you.
- Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.
- ” You will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Don’t be alarmed ! These things must happen, but they don’t mean that the end has come.
- Nation will fight against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
- All of these are only the beginning pains of the end.
- ” Then they will hand you over to those who will torture and kill you. All nations will hate you because you are committed to me.
- Then many will lose faith. They will betray and hate each other.
- Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
- And because there will be more lawlessness, most people’s love will grow cold.
- But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
- ” This Good News about the Kingdom will be spread throughout the world as a testimony to all nations. Then the end will come.
(GOD’S WORD EDITION).
PSALM 4:6-8
- Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good ? “
Let the light of your presence shine on us, O Lord. - You put more joy in my heart than when their grain and new wine increase.
- I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O Lord, enable me to live securely.
(GOD’S WORD EDITION) This World will never experience real peace again till the second coming of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The chaotic situation being experienced now will get worse. Natural and man-made disasters will increase. Man’s inhumanity to man will manifest more glaringly. The world’s economy will plummet. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones, floods, drought, fire outbreaks will be occurring the more and with devastating effects on human beings and the environment. Wars, Terrorism, Banditry, Religious extremism, Gang violence, Human trafficking, Pornography, Prostitution, Diseases, militancy, State sponsored pogrom, Sexual perversion, Genocide, to mention a few, will be on the increase bringing untold hardship, sorrow and disillusionment to an already embattled world.
Everything is already spinning out of control. Unfortunately, more catastrophic troubles are still to come.
Fortunately, Jesus Christ had foretold everything happening now that we might have peace in troubled times for to be forewarned is to be forearmed, if wisdom is applied. God had prepared us by revealing what the future must be and what we need to do to survive
The Holy Bible shows the way of escape from the trauma the world must continue to experience as the End time clock ticks and the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ looms. God, the Author of the Holy Bible already told us how the world will end and, in His great love for us, has also shown us the way to escape doom.
“God sent his son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world.
Those who believe in him won’t be condemned. But those who don’t believe are already condemned because they don’t believe in God’s only Son.” (John 3:17-18)
How do we have peace in this chaotic world ?
- Repent of your evil ways
2.Come to Jesus Christ, the only One that can give rest . 3.Ask to be empowered through the Holy Spirit 4.Read the Word of God, Holy Bible, study and meditate on the instructions from God. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will reveal mysteries to you to encourage and strengthen you. 5.Obey God’s commandments and trust Him completely for He is a faithful and righteous God. 6.Learn to put to work in faith what the Word of God teaches you to do. 7.Pour out love to others. We are all sojourners on earth and sooner or later we will be no more. 8.Do the work of an Evangelist as you join the disciples in the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
9.Remember, only Jesus Christ can give you peace ; that can calm the storm and save you from the chaos and unfolding devastation.Be prepared for the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection has made solutions available to all who want peace in the storm. The solutions to the situations are in the Holy Bible.
It is from the Holy Bible that we know the things that must be before the world ends and we are really witnessing them happening one after the other. I strongly believe that we all need to turn aside to the same Holy Bible and meditate deeply on the solutions therein that we might have peace and rest in a world that is engulfed by fear, anxiety, pain, sorrow and devastations of unimaginable dimensions.
May God deliver us from messengers of sorrow laying siege all over this dying world, in Jesus Christ’s name.
References:
Psalm 23 ; Psalm 4:4 ; Proverbs 28: 2-12 ; Psalm 46:10.