"A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace." - Ecclesiastes 3:11
Right now, negotiations are taking place in the Middle East to end the war in Gaza. It seems as if the entire world is against Israel, doesn't it? And that is the way God intended it to be. But that war is insignificant to what is brewing elsewhere and in the future.
If we zoom out from the Middle East it's not long before we can see Ukraine and Russia. They too are in the midst of a war.
Keep zooming out and we can soon see the NATO countries. And China. And North Korea. There are plenty of antagonists out there. And plenty of egos to satisfy.
Trump has had some success at stopping small wars but he will not have success with Russia, nor China. This is just my opinion. "Change my mind," as Charlie Kirk used to say.
Russia has already "accidentally" flown drones into Poland and Denmark. Three Russian war planes entered Estonia's airspace. Putin is testing Nato's reaction. Even NORAD had to scramble some planes to intercept Russian jets that were approaching Alaska.
Jesus tells us in the Bible (Matthew 24) that a BIG war is coming. There are also other references in Ezekiel and Revelation. It's going to be bad. Very bad.
"For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now - and never to be equaled again." - Matthew 24:25
We who confess faith in Jesus do not need to concern ourselves with this. We should be gone from here by then. Time will tell.
Christians have hope. The rest of the world does not. And that's sad. Many of those we know and love are not going to make it. Though we try to tell them, they don't have ears to hear.
For the Christian, this is a very interesting time. We are seeing the Bible coming to life as we wait for Jesus. But God did not give us a Spirit of fear. As Jan Markell always says, "Things are not falling apart, they are falling into place."
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control." - 2 Timothy 1:7
So, be encouraged! We are not of this world. We are IN it, but not OF it. Our hope is in God.
There is a single Hebrew word that means "the Lord saves." That word is 'yeshua.' In English-speaking bibles and languages we use the word Jesus in it's place. It also translates as Joshua.
"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” - Matthew 1:21
The point being that Jesus saves. His death and resurrection saved us from our sins. Would he not also save us from the coming wrath of the Lord God Almighty? I believe He would.
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