"For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" (1 Thessalonians 2:19)
I really hope that reporting on the news and the prophetic opinions which I share do not come across as negative or depressing. For me, reality may be depressing to most, but not to those of us who have no agenda of our own, only the will and purposes of the Living Triune God, revealed solely in Jesus Christ, and, "seek first the Kingdom of God." You are, "our hope," and, "our joy," and, "crown of rejoicing...in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming," and we so do pray that it will be so, "at His coming!" Yes, "our joy," is in Jesus Christ and His Church, His People. None of us is without our "issues," and none of us is without sin and struggles. But in Jesus Christ we are cleansed by His Most Precious Blood, filled with the Holy Spirit, kept, strengthened, healed, made whole, delivered, set free, on our way to Heaven, all in Father's love and care.
This coming Sunday, May 1, 2011, is Yom Ha 'Shoah Sunday, the day of "Remembrance" of those who were murdered in the Holocaust. I will be participating in the March in Pittsburgh. If you are in the area and would like to participate, the march will start at the corner of Forbes and Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill at 15:00. There will be two other stops along the way. A survivor of the Holocaust will be sharing at the final location. This is a "demonstration" to the Jews of Pittsburgh and the Gentile community that we are committed not only to "remember," but a commitment to do all we can to work towards frustrating the plans of those who still wish the death and destruction of the global Jewish Community and the Nation of Israel. I was invited to participate in a reception given by the Israeli Ambassador in DC next Thursday, but I will be in Romania. I'm sensing more and more, "These are the days of Elijah...and Ezekiel." No depressing, "No Fear," no sadness. "Behold, He is coming with clouds!"
Father, in Jesus' Name, we pray for grace to do what You have called us to do. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
