Last week, we had a new Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown, replacing the most successful ever Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair. Under presssure from his Chancellor, Tony Blair reluctantly stepped down from power after 10 years. Gordon Brown, standing outside No. 10 Downing Street for very first time, boldly proclaimed "let the change begin". His tone in the first few days in office was certainly "conciliatory".
Tony Blair, at the same time, was appointed Envoy on behalf of the Quartet of United Nation, European Union, United States & Russia. His brief is to broker a solution and lasting peace to the Middle East conflict. His last official engagement as Prime Minister was to have an audience with the Pope.
Could this be the beginning of a new era in the human history? Could this be the beginning of the end of thousands of years of fighting between the descendents of Abraham's Children Ishmael & Issac [Gen. 16:12], Esau & Jacob [Gen. 25:23] - Muslims & Jews? Could this pave the way to a One World Government and a One World Religion? Could this lead to the persecution of the true Church in the western world? Could this eventually launch the antichrist onto the world stage? Developments in the next few years will give us better indications of when all these will happen.
This is a time for the Church to be extra vigilant. The key is to remain faithful to God's Word. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. [Ps 119:105-108 NIV]"
"God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau." So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves........let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone. [Gen 35:1-5 NIV] " Let us build an altar in our churches to worship the true God Jesus alone and get rid of all idols. Let us be in the world, but not of the world. May our God answer us in the day of our distress and be with us wherever we go.
The royal official in John 4 understood the principle of taking God at His Word. He believed and then saw the miracle coming true. He went to Jesus "and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death......Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. [John 4:47-54 NIV] " It is time to take God at His Word and believe. It is time to trust in Him fully.
God says that "Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires........[Prov 11:4-6,18 NIV] "
God, help us to heed Your Word at a time such as this. Amen!
Tony Blair, at the same time, was appointed Envoy on behalf of the Quartet of United Nation, European Union, United States & Russia. His brief is to broker a solution and lasting peace to the Middle East conflict. His last official engagement as Prime Minister was to have an audience with the Pope.
Could this be the beginning of a new era in the human history? Could this be the beginning of the end of thousands of years of fighting between the descendents of Abraham's Children Ishmael & Issac [Gen. 16:12], Esau & Jacob [Gen. 25:23] - Muslims & Jews? Could this pave the way to a One World Government and a One World Religion? Could this lead to the persecution of the true Church in the western world? Could this eventually launch the antichrist onto the world stage? Developments in the next few years will give us better indications of when all these will happen.
This is a time for the Church to be extra vigilant. The key is to remain faithful to God's Word. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. [Ps 119:105-108 NIV]"
"God said to Jacob, "Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau." So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves........let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone. [Gen 35:1-5 NIV] " Let us build an altar in our churches to worship the true God Jesus alone and get rid of all idols. Let us be in the world, but not of the world. May our God answer us in the day of our distress and be with us wherever we go.
The royal official in John 4 understood the principle of taking God at His Word. He believed and then saw the miracle coming true. He went to Jesus "and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death......Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. [John 4:47-54 NIV] " It is time to take God at His Word and believe. It is time to trust in Him fully.
God says that "Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires........[Prov 11:4-6,18 NIV] "
God, help us to heed Your Word at a time such as this. Amen!
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