Victory Today

Did God cause this Covid 19 crisis? I don't think so but He sure is using it to cause many to re-evaluate their priorities! People are scared, many have lost loved ones, some may lose their business---hopefully many will re-examine God's will for their lives and draw much closer to Him.

Corrie Ten Boon said in her book "The Hiding Place"---"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." God knows exactly what He is doing and how this whole mess will turn out and we can trust Him---He is yet to make His first mistake and you won't be His first!

God never promises to bless our words---but His Word will never return void. This is a perfect time to reach our lost loved ones and today Pastor shares exactly the scriptures he shares with someone when leading them to Christ.

Jesus said in John 14:1  "Let not your heart be troubled." What did He base that on? Because He was going to "prepare a place for you" and when you trust Him as your Savior you have a reservation in the most wonderful place that lasts eternally!

Do I believe we are in the last days---yes! Is this Covid 19 going to play a role in the last days---yes! We need to pray for an urgency for reaching the lost while there is still time!

Two of the most often emotions I hear about are loneliness and the feeling of being a failure. Pastor shares that Jesus knew both of those emotions and how to rise above them. When you say, 

"No body understands---Jesus does!"

Pastor shares how Good Friday plays into the error many believe that their religion will get them to heaven versus the required personal relationship with Jesus Christ. John 3:3 says, "Ye must be born again" and no religion can do that for you.

We may not win them all but we are called to warn them all. The blessings and rewards are in the "trying"---have you tried to reach your loved ones and friends. When we stand before Christ the question will be "what did you do for me"---"Did you try?"

Some may see "fear not" or "let not your heart be troubled" as a request but in reality they are commandments! Over 300 times in His Word God says "fear not" in one way or another. Pastor discusses a very powerful promise from Is. 41:10 you need to hear and take to heart!

The ten commandments (not suggestions) start right out with---"thou shalt have no other gods before me!" In Exodus 34:14 He says that His name is jealous---listen carefully as Pastor Brothers takes us on a journey looking at all the little  gods we have put before God himself are fairing in this crisis!