On Isis, Ebola, and Wake-up calls from God !

         

Psalm 2 : 1 You are wondering: What has provoked the nations to embrace anger and chaos?^[a]
    Why are the people making plans to pursue their own vacant and empty greatness?

While yet not experiencing ISIS events in this country, at least known to the general public, the Middle East is on fire with ISIS. This cross-cultural, multi-country terror group is leaving bodies, heads, and lifeless children across Iraq and Syria. They are targeting Nazarenes, or Christians — people who follow the Nazarene (Jesus). Much like FEMA marking houses after a storm as having been searched and found empty or with bodies present, ISIS marks homes with :

 If people are found, they are tortured and killed.

Exodus 15 :26 …..then I will not bring on you any of the plagues that I did on the Egyptians,

for I am the Eternal, your Healer. (The Voice)

                           

Disease, sickness, and plagues. As of this date it appears we have “dodged” a bullet. It has been 21 days since the gentleman from Liberia died from Ebola and to our knowledge no one in the family has contracted the disease. As far as we know, only the 2 nurses have contracted the disease. Something that could have insidiously affected this country seems to have been held “at bay.” Not so many years ago “Aids” came across the Atlantic to threaten this Western country in a similar way.

                             

Over 30 states have legalized “same-sex” marriage. Over 55,712,000 abortions since the 1973 legalization of this act. In 1963 “formal” prayer was removed from schools. Another significant event occurred in the 90’s…note this quote :

“One week before Katrina made landfall, Israel carried out the evacuation of 9,500 residents from Gush Katif and four Samaria communities. Residents were forced from their homes by Israeli troops, some dragged away kicking and screaming and placed on buses that took them from the area.”
(Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2005/09/32196/#Fp8BFWGfjtUbUbGy.99)

I believe a ring of God’s protection was withdrawn on 9/11, a significant ring of protection. Psalm 2:10-11 reads,

“¹⁰ So leaders, kings, and judges,
    be wise, and be warned.
¹¹ There is only one God, the Eternal;
    worship Him with respect and awe;
    take delight in Him and tremble.

As a country we have lost worship, respect and awe…nor do we delight in Him and we certainly do not have any healthy respect of Him. We are laughing at Him, as He laughs at the evil ones (Psalm 2 , verse 4,  At first, the Power of heaven laughs at their silliness. The Eternal mocks their ignorant selfishness.) Will we awake? Will we respond? Or will greater rings of protection need to be removed to cause us to turn toward him? Will there need to be beheadings on our soil ?

Lastly we find a promise in verse 12 of Psalm 2:

¹² Bow down before God’s son.
    If you don’t, you will face His anger and retribution,
And you won’t stand a chance.
    For it doesn’t take long to kindle royal wrath,

But blessings await all who trust in Him.
    They will find God a gentle refuge.

Lord, help us to find your gentle refuge…..

Word for the Week 10202014