Breaking News...Good News!

Earthquakes, avalanches, riots, looting, ISIS, beheadings, nuclear threats, bombings, missing planes, outbreaks of deadly diseases, school shootings.

Just the sound of that makes me think of some epic film with people lining up at midnight for the grand opening show and lots sold out theaters. A major blockbuster movie with lots of action and excitement and a star studded cast known for their dare devil stunts and heroic acts. Yes, if this were ONLY a movie! But in reality, this is life on this earth we inhabit. Events so surreal that we wish it were only on the big screen. But then we realize....this is our "new normal".

What a stark reminder of the fallen world that we live in.

We've redefined marriage from what God laid out in His Word and punish those who make a stand. We have leaders that with no backbone and are so caught up in themselves that our country is crumbling around us. We have celebrities changing their God-given genders and calling them "heroes". We hear more about "saving the planet" but allow the unborn to be brutally murdered and call it "choice". We see videos of our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world being beheaded for their faith. We watch people destroy towns that were built by hard working Americans and call it "justice".

Every day there is breaking news of some sort of tragedy. Social media has been overloaded with news stories of the craziness and questions of "why?" and "how?" are on everyone's hearts. Conversations at the office and around town seem to all be centered around our "new normal". It's horrible, it's unthinkable, but sadly, it's reality!

We have to pray! We have to make a stand on the Word of God!

In the midst of it all...all the craziness...all the sadness...I do have HOPE! The hope and truth on my heart today is...this is not my home. My home will be in eternity with my Jesus! What glorious hope!

"All I know is I'm not home yet

This is not where I belong

Take this world and give me Jesus

This is not where I belong"

The lyrics of this popular song, by Building 429, have been resonating in my soul lately and I am thankful that I have the confidence that I WILL spend eternity with my Savior in glory. There will be no more fear, no more crying, no more sorrow. It will be joy with my Jesus forevermore! The enemy WILL be defeated!

Over and over, God so sweetly reminds me, in the midst of the devastating news, that He is still on his throne, He is still in control, He still heals, He still brings comfort, He still loves, and He still SAVES!

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

John 10:10 (NKJV)

So today, I pray and I stand on the promises of God's Word! His love and comfort permeate my soul and I give praise to him, praise for His presence in the midst of this storm. He is here and He is in control!

"My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Psalm 121:2 (NIV)

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him."

Exodus 15:2 (NIV)

"Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 12:2 (NIV)

What about you? Do you know where you will spend eternity?

Don't let today go by without knowing for sure where your eternity lies. Life is a vapor and we are not promised our next breath on this earth. Jesus came for YOU! Jesus died for YOU! Jesus rose again for YOU! Make him the Lord of your life today by turning from your sin, surrendering your all and committing your life to him! What blessed assurance can be yours today!

"For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

Luke 19:10 (NLT)

"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:12 (NLT)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."

John 3:16-17 (NKJV)