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| the greatest hour for the church to shine |
“Remember this! In the
last days there will be many troubles, because people will love themselves,
love money, brag, and be proud. They will say evil things against others and
will not obey their parents or be thankful or be the kind of people God wants.
They will not love others, will refuse to forgive, will gossip, and will not
control themselves. They will be cruel, will hate what is good, will turn
against their friends, and will do foolish things without thinking. They will
be conceited, will love pleasure instead of God, and will act as if they serve
God but will not have his power.” II Timothy 3:1-5 New Century Version
We as a nation of people are facing some perilous and
terrifying times. Yet, in spite of the hour in which we live, for the people of
God it is a time of great opportunities and advancements. It is in times like
these that our faith as a people must be stronger than ever before. Although we are not exempt from the elements
of life, the changing of the seasons and times, there is a difference between
us surviving the crisis or succumbing to the pressure.
This is the greatest hour for the church to shine, rise and
be heard. When the world is regressing and going under, God will move His
people forward, causing His people to progress and flourish.
“Now a new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. He
said to his people, Behold, the Israelites are too many and too mighty for us
and they outnumber us both in people and in strength. Come, let us deal shrewdly
with them, lest they multiply more and, should war befall us, they join our
enemies, fight against us, and escape out of the land. So they set over [the
Israelites] taskmasters to afflict and oppress them with [increased] burdens.
And [the Israelites] built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. But
the more [the Egyptians] oppressed them, the more they multiplied and expanded,
so that [the Egyptians] were vexed and alarmed because of the Israelites.” Exodus 1:8-12 Amplified
During these rough economic times, it is God who will
stabilize us and cause us to increase, prosper and propel in the worst
conditions. The world is in a major crisis, and the pressure is even on us to
compromise our faith, but we must remember as the children of Israel grew under
pressure, hardship and oppression, we to will grow, multiply and increase as
long as we believe by faith that God will see us through.
Our faith in Christ will triumph over all. For whatever is born of God is victorious
over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith
I John 5:4. Amplified
By faith you can conquer every mountain, face every problem,
and overcome every adversity. By faith you can bounce back when people counted
you out; by faith God can restore your health, family, bad credit, erase debt,
reverse foreclosure, remove cancer, diabetes, liver disorder, put love back in
a marriage, drive out rebellion and put your house in order.
By faith you can ride through the rages of life, walk
through turbulence, test, and dangerous situations without any evidence of
being scared. By faith you can defeat worry, doubt and fear. There is
absolutely nothing faith cannot do!
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| Submitted by: Pastor Paulette Harper Johnson |
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Visit her on www.pauletteharper.com
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