GOD IS ON HIS WAY DOWN

 

Are you suffering quietly, thinking no one is noticing, hearing, or feeling your pain? Take heart, whatever your plight! God has seen it all—the injustice, the poor health, the isolation, the sadness, the heavy financial burdens, and all the other issues. And He has heard your cries and prayers. Be comforted, He is on His way because enough is enough!

On a larger scale, He came in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, over two thousand years ago to crush and defeat Satan, sin, and death. Through that one act, He is offering freedom to all people; He’s inviting all to put their trust in Jesus and be saved from sin and death. 

On a personal scale, He has purchased all who believe in Jesus for Himself, making us His children. Satan and the powers of darkness are constantly working against us, but God is aware and is working behind the scenes, maintaining control. We have no idea how much or what we’re delivered from every second or every moment. But God knows. He’s in control!

Although saved, we still have issues because of our sinful nature and the work of the enemy; we groan, cry, pray, and are quite often discouraged. Where is God when sin and evil are on the rise, children get shot and killed in school, politicians are lying to us, scams are all over the place, and nations have secret agendas? Where is God in all of this? Our question is, “Doesn’t God care?”

God cares! He sees all our circumstances, pain, and worries, and is intervening in ways we cannot fathom, behind the scenes. Therefore, let’s take heart; He has made us many wonderful promises we can hold onto. When the Israelites were suffering under the rule of an Egyptian pharaoh who knew nothing about Joseph and the history of the Israelites, God appeared to Moses and appointed him to go and deliver His people from captivity.

These are God’s words: “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:7-8). So, as we look at the chaos around us, let’s encourage each other—God is on His way!

Enough is enough; He is on His way to bringing a permanent solution to our plight. One of these days, soon, we will hear the trumpet call of God, and we will be out of here so fast, the rest of the world will be in shock, wondering what happened. And just as He promised to deliver the Israelites, and did, so has He promised us and will! “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. So encourage each other with these words” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18). 

Just as God promised to take the Israelites to a wonderful place of their own, so has He promised us a wonderful place-heaven, where our troubles will be over and joy will be ours forever. “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever” (Revelation 21:3-4).  

This is wonderful news; our Lord is on His way! Let’s look forward with excitement, wonder, and gratitude to His appearance any day now. Amen! “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:21 KJV).