The other day I came across one of those doom and despair underground newspapers that talked about how the government is planning to declare a national emergency, fabricated or real - it doesn't matter - and confiscate our guns, houses and property, then herd us into concentration camps they call "community centers." It outlined how they are directing the pastors of traditional Christian churches to preach on Rmans 13, the passage about submitting to authorities in order to prepare the populace to be compliant when the time comes.
Who knows? There might be some truth in the stories. Living way off in Japan, I don't sense the subtle changes in American culture that perhaps make this type of thing more plausible than just an Orwellian horror fantasy.
Actually, it had me a bit troubled. I didn't sleep so well that night. Whether the reports have truth in them or not, it's a certainty that the world is a major mess at the moment.This morning I read John 12, and verse 16 jumped out at me. Jesus had just entered Jerusalem on a donkey amid great acclaim and songs of praise. The disciples didn't recognize that prophecy was being fulfilled before their eyes.
Perhaps we are even now in the last pages of prophecy. There are distinct parallels between Bible prophecy and our newspapers, and if the disciples didn't realize what was happening then, the last days might not be so obvious either.
Suddenly I remembered that indeed, God has everything under control, and hasn't changed at all. He is still the God who cares every time a sparrow falls. I found a small Japanese Beetle with his shell stuck in the window sash yesterday. He was flailing with all his might to get free. Amazing. Our God was aware, and cared about its distress. He's not going to let any one of us be lost in the great movements of the ages.
I just pray that I'll be able to lead even just one more person to Christ before there is no more time. Please continue to pray.
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