ROMANS 8:22 (KJV) "FOR WE KNOW THAT THE WHOLE CREATION GROANS AND TRAVAILS IN PAIN TOGETHER UNTIL NOW"
The last 72 hours in the Southeast United States have been horrific! Hundreds of people have died -- millions of dollars of property has been destroyed -- thousands of people have been terrorized by the weather -- as tornadoes ripped through a number of states -- destroying everything in their path.
There are some who have publicly declared that "Mother Earth is angry"! Many have deducted that the cause is "global warming". This concept of "mother earth" and "nature" being "angry" -- ascribing feeling to nature -- is pagan -- goes back to mythology and the Greek "gods".
There are those who want to find "cause" or "blame" for everything that happens in life. Even some have declared that GOD is angry and that "weather" is His way of venting! Some have questioned, "Where was God when......" and then they usually talk about something tragic or bad that happened to good people.
The Bible is clear --- SIN is responsible for all the grief, pain, sorrow, and death, that comes on planet earth. REDEMPTION is coming for earth! Redemption has already come for humanity in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When a person accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of his life, then he is "redeemed" (that means he is "bought back" from the bondage of sin and Satan).
When I say, "redemption is coming for earth", I mean -- the earth is the Lord's -- this planet belongs to God -- and HE will redeem it and restore it -- SOON!
As we deal with the devastation all around, there is something inside of every believer that "groans" --- Romans 8:23 says that we "...have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption...the redemption of our body."
It is so sad and tragic to watch families who survived the storms, walking through the debris of belongings that "used to be" theirs .... wondering how they will begin again! Our prayers are with them!
One thing is for sure -- the earth is GROANING -- like a woman in TRAVAIL with childbirth -- REDEMPTION is coming --- I know it --- I hope you know it -- one thing for sure -- the EARTH knows it! For those who love Jesus -- redemption means hope and help is on the way! To those who have rejected Jesus Christ as Lord -- only JUDGMENT is coming!
The Bible is clear --- SIN is responsible for all the grief, pain, sorrow, and death, that comes on planet earth. REDEMPTION is coming for earth! Redemption has already come for humanity in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When a person accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of his life, then he is "redeemed" (that means he is "bought back" from the bondage of sin and Satan).
When I say, "redemption is coming for earth", I mean -- the earth is the Lord's -- this planet belongs to God -- and HE will redeem it and restore it -- SOON!
As we deal with the devastation all around, there is something inside of every believer that "groans" --- Romans 8:23 says that we "...have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption...the redemption of our body."
It is so sad and tragic to watch families who survived the storms, walking through the debris of belongings that "used to be" theirs .... wondering how they will begin again! Our prayers are with them!
One thing is for sure -- the earth is GROANING -- like a woman in TRAVAIL with childbirth -- REDEMPTION is coming --- I know it --- I hope you know it -- one thing for sure -- the EARTH knows it! For those who love Jesus -- redemption means hope and help is on the way! To those who have rejected Jesus Christ as Lord -- only JUDGMENT is coming!
Luke 21:28 says, "AND WHEN THESE THINGS BEGIN TO COME TO PASS, THEN LOOK UP, AND LIFT UP YOUR HEADS; FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH."
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WELL SAID AND SO TRUE.
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