I have already posted the full blog from one of my favourite teachers (from Canada), Terry Somerville on Facebook last week: Check out his video here: This is a Holy Moment – Don’t Waste it 

As always, I really like what he has to say. Here’s a summary:

“Dear Friends
In the middle of this world wide crisis there is a totally holy thing that God is doing. This is a Holy Moment and we must not waste it.

1. God had has brought his people into a Sabbath rest.
2. Abortion has ceased (for the moment) throughout the world.
3. Perversion has been shut down throughout the world.
4. Nations and Borders are restored.​

Take the time and be with God. Like King David, ask Him to examine your heart and see if there is any wicked way in you. Be zealous and repent! God is bringing in a new era in the church, we must be ready”.  (Check out more from Terry Somerville here)

Everyone has heaps of questions about what is behind the Covid19 so called pandemic and conspiracy theorists are having a ball. Nevertheless, it does pay to seek God and ask Him what He is saying at this time, and what He might require of each one of us.

The following three podcasts might help you get a balanced overall perspective of what is happening now and what will happen future:

1. Signs of the End Times 1: The Coming Convergence 
   What did Jesus prophesy about the end times?
2. Signs of the End Times 2: The Miracle of Israel & The Coming Millennium 
   The restoration of Israel and the coming Kingdom of God.
3. Signs of the End Times 3: The Second Coming of Jesus

If you don’t know what God’s word says about the current crisis and what will happen up ahead, how can you share hope with your family and friends?

Jesus said: “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;  red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times!”  Matthew 16: 2-3 NLT.

• While you’re stuck at home – listen to one podcast a day. Mark your Bible. Take notes. Pray.
• Ask God what HE is saying to you? What are His plans for you? Do you know and understand the gifting’s he has given you?

“We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work”.  John 9:4

Here is a prayer the Lord told me to pray when I first asked Him how He wanted me to pray in regard to the Corona Virus. I believe I heard Him say: “Bind the virus in the name of Jesus and break its power and hold over you and ALL your family. Bind the spirit of fear over your nation and repent for the sins of the people”.

Janet and I take communion every morning and pray for our family… now we add this prayer. Be blessed and safe, under the precious blood of Jesus.

Ray

Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fear (Eugene H. Merrill)
While the normal meaning of fear as dread or terror is retained in the theological use of the terms, a special nuance of reverential awe or worshipful respect becomes the dominant notion….. Usually, however, the fear of the Lord is an inducement to obedience and service:to fear God is to do his will…. To fear God is to know Him and to know Him is to fear him. Such healthy fear enables one to praise God; to enjoy benefits and blessings at his hand; to rest in peace and security and to experience length of days But fear of God also produces fear of wrath and judgment in those who do not know him or who refuse to serve him.

So what, you may ask, does the fear of the Lord mean? I like some thoughts JoHanna Reardon says in her blog on Christianity Today: What does it mean to fear God? JoHannah Reardon

She says I often hear people explain the fear of the Lord as a mere respect or reverence. But the Bible uses the word fear at least 300 times in reference to God, so we make a mistake when we downplay it.
Scripture is full of examples of how fearing God is a positive rather than a negative thing… And lest you think this is only an Old Testament idea, note that Jesus states this stronger than anyone when he says:

Matthew 10:28:
"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell".

Hear the full podcast message here

Michael Snyder says on his website, themostimportantnews.com: "If you want to greatly anger any man, just go after his home and his family.  This will be true in just about any culture all across the globe."

Similarly, when the rest of the world attempts to divide the land of Israel and hurt the Jewish people, they are going after the family that Jesus was born into and the city where He will rule and reign for 1000 years after He comes back.

When Jesus was being crucified, Roman soldiers divided up his clothing, and that was a deeply disgraceful thing to do. But now just before Jesus returns, the entire globe is trying to divide up His land and divide up the one city on the entire planet that He has identified as His city.  

Matthew 5:34-35 (NKJV) says:
But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

So join me now, and listen to the podcast, God’s Plans and Purposes for Israel

Ray.