"Your enemies roar...; they set up their banners for signs....For God is my King from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth." (From Psalm 74)
You must read the whole of Psalm 74 to get a sense of what I am seeing concerning the "state of the world." Psalm 74 is a "prophetic" description of the current world scene, yes, world, not just specific aspects of national cultures. Psalm 74 is the perfect description of what you and I are witnessing among men and nations in this very hour. Verse 18 declares, "Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord, and that a foolish people has blasphemed Your Name."
You must read the entirety of Psalm 74 to get an idea as to why, for me at least, this Psalm is an insightful prophetic revelation of humanism's rejection of the reign of Jesus Christ, not only in Christendom, but also in all human institutions. Church "membership" is declining, as well as church finances. The Democrat Party in America is imploding and descending into "the pit." Along with the media and entertainment industry, all are increasingly reflecting the Words of Psalm 74.
While the preceding paragraph many sound like a "downer" to most, it is not to me. It is revealing the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies of just what the earth will be like, "in the latter days...." Now while the Bible teaches much about the rise of evil, "The Word of God," also teaches about the last great "revival," or "in-gathering" of the lost, recorded in Revelation 14:15, 16, which reveals perhaps millions of souls surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ at the close of the age. Jesus tells us that His Church will prevail against, "the gates of Hell."
Psalm 74 declares that the world system is saying to the Followers of Jesus, "Let us destroy them altogether." You and I are answering, "For [the Living Triune] God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth", right in the midst of humanism's chaos.
Father, in Jesus' Name, "Lift up Your Feet to the perpetual desolations." I pray for continual anointing in the Holy Spirit to navigate these waters. Amen.
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.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
