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Week 5

When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne.

He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them. Psalm 11:3-4

What is there to say in the midst of war? What do I say to my friends who have been notified that their son or daughter has been killed in combat? Where will my eyes be when the next terrorist attack comes? Glued to the television or focused on the One who has the power to do something about EVERY situation?

We have seen pictures and reel after reel of what war looks like. We have to hunt for the pictures of soldiers praying, soldiers being baptized in the desert and reporting miraculous events of protection and care. God isn’t sleeping through this war. He isn’t distracted by some other single incident and missing our concerns.

During the days, months, and years ahead, we as Christians have an opportunity to hold up God’s banners of truth, hope, compassion, power, and unconditional love. Whether it is family, friends, fellow members of our local church, co-workers, or even unknown people on the street, we are Christ’s ambassadors with opportunities to share God’s peace that DOES pass understanding through prayer, fellowship, and witnessing to the character of God.

God’s temple, His dwelling on earth is ME. It’s YOU. We are His temple. We carry His light into the WHOLE world. Jesus said to “GO into ALL the world”. Do I think that Jesus spoke carelessly and didn’t really mean “ALL”? I must lift my head out of my own little universe and see the opportunities that the Lord has placed in my path. I can do NOTHING without Him. Sharing that testimony in these uncertain days is being a conduit of God’s light – His lighthouse – in a world that would want me to believe that all is lost! Just before He died, Jesus said to His disciples and to me,

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you… “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:12-15, 32

As we pray each day, let us remember to always pray through to the victory that has already been won!

Questions: What prayer concerns can we lift up before God about our nation?

Who do we know ‘in harm’s way’?