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Here It Comes - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2021/01/30/here-it-comes-by-daymond-duck/
It is my desire to stop writing about the election and direct more of my time to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, but the election has major prophetic implications, and the two issues cannot be separated. Pres. Trump promised a peaceful transition of power, and he and Melania left the White House with grace and humility. Here are some quotes that may interest you: · “The purpose of the New World Order is to bring the world into a world government” (Winston Churchill). · “Out of these troubled times [out of the Persian Gulf War], our [America’s] fifth objective—a new world order—can emerge” (Geo. H. W. Bush, 1990). · “I learned to love the New World Order” (Joe Biden, Apr. 23, 1992). · “The hierarchy [of the U.N.], among other things, had called for world government to be achieved in STAGES through the forming of world administrative REGIONS. This was in accordance with the U.N. charter, which encourages the implementation and administration of world government on a REGIONAL basis” (Edmund J. Osmanneczyk, 1995). · “What I am trying to do [to build a global system] is to promote a process of reorganization of the world” (Bill Clinton, 1997). · “Within four years, we will see the beginning of a new international order” (Henry Kissinger 2008). · “The burdens of global citizenship bind us together” (Barack Obama, July 24, 2008). · “To bring about the New World Order, we have to have a new consciousness” [a new spiritual ethic, or new world religion] (Henry Kissinger, Jan. 12, 2009). · Concerning who will head up the New World Order, “We’re trusting that he will be President Obama” (Henry Kissinger, 2009). · “The affirmative task we have now is to actually create a new world order” (Then Vice-Pres. Joe Biden, Apr. 5, 2013). · “I believe we and mainly you [the U.S. Air Force Academy graduating class] have an incredible opportunity to lead in shaping a new world order for the 21st century…” (Joe Biden, May 28, 2014). · “You are about to graduate into a complex and borderless world” (Biden’s new Climate Change Czar, John Kerry, May 6, 2016). Globalists have big plans, but they are not in control; they just think they are. The more they reject God; and the more they turn against His people; and the closer they move toward world government; the more they stir His wrath, and the closer God’s people are to the Rapture. Here are some of my thoughts on current events: · On Jan. 20, 2021, the “America First” president was replaced with a “Fundamentally Transform America” president. · This “fundamental transformation” of America involves the submission of America to a godless world government (the New World Order, The Great Reset, the U.N. 2030 Sustainable Development goals, etc.). · Biden has already announced his intent to undo Trump’s America First policies, rejoin the Paris Climate Accords, rejoin the World Health Organization, halt America’s departure from the World Trade Organization, halt construction on the Keystone Pipeline and border wall, review and reverse more than 100 Trump policies on the environment, stop immigration enforcement in the U.S., and more. · Biden announced support for things (other than world government) that go against the Scriptures: taxpayer-funded abortions for everyone up to the moment of birth (murder of babies), nominate judges that support abortion, allow gays to serve openly in the military, reinstate Title IX that lets transgenders use bathrooms according to their gender identity (men use women’s bathrooms, etc.), etc. Think about this. Through a Political Action Committee (PAC), Planned Parenthood gave more than 27 million dollars to Biden’s election, and now Biden is going to give Planned Parenthood millions and millions of taxpayer dollars to kill babies. · Biden has already cut America’s defense budget, cut the Space Force budget, transformed money budgeted for America’s nuclear arsenal to FEMA, and threatened to fire at least two Generals (one in the Army and another in the Air Force) that questioned these cuts. There is speculation that a military purge is coming to replace patriot-minded officers with officers that will pledge allegiance to the U.N. Here is a link to an article about this: https://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2021/01/generals-tell-trump-we-got-your-back-2649650.html · Biden dissolved the 1776 Commission designed to teach patriotism in public schools and replaced it with a group “to assist agencies in assessing equity with respect to race, ethnicity, religion, income, geography, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability.” · Simply put, “Here It Comes” means that I believe the Biden administration intends to support policies that will lead to the rise of the Ten Kings, world government, the Antichrist, the False Prophet, tracking everyone, godlessness, the Tribulation Period, etc. · The shadow government controls every branch of the U.S. government, and, as I see it, there will be a surge forward with no going back. In his first six days in office, Biden signed more executive orders than the last four presidents combined (and one of his officials said there are more to come). · How long it will take to bring in the world government is unknown, but I expect the shadow government to push Biden to accomplish as much as he can before the next election two years from now. · No one knows the day or hour of the Rapture, but whenever it happens, the Restrainer will be removed, and godless world government will go into overdrive. Here are several stories that made the news: One, Biden asked a “Christian” preacher friend to offer the benediction at his inauguration, and the preacher closed his prayer, not in the name of Jesus, but “in the strong name of our collective faith.” Praying in “the strong name of our collective faith” is the kind of reprobate thinking that left God out of the Democrat Party Platform. Their total one-party control of the U.S. government will cause them to fully support a godless one-world religion and government. The Bible clearly teaches that God will put up with this godless world government nonsense for 7 years, but if He did not bring it to an end, no flesh would be saved. The pastor’s prayer is also evidence of a sick, lukewarm Church that tickles people’s ears instead of proclaiming the truth. Two, on Jan. 23, 2021, a bomb exploded at First Works Baptist Church in El Monte, Cal. Hate messages were painted on the inside walls of the church. Several news organizations ignored the bombing and blamed the church for preaching against same-sex marriage. These people appear to believe it is okay to blow up a church if the preacher preaches the Scriptures. Three, on Jan. 20, 2021, an unidentified person in the U.S. State Dept. decided that the U.S. Ambassador to Israel will now be called the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. The person that made that decision posted it on the State Dept. website, and it appears that whoever did it does not believe that the West Bank and Gaza should be part of Israel. Some say the Biden administration also plans to change the U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel. Two weeks ago, I wrote that God had a reason for putting Trump in office, He has a reason for removing Trump, and He has a reason for putting Biden in office. I tend to believe God is ready to let world government advance, and He removed Trump because Trump would have been in the way. I also tend to believe that God put Biden in office because He wants Israel to trust Him, not Trump or the U.S., for protection. Unfortunately, most Christians do not know enough Bible prophecy to recognize the danger that dividing Israel poses to America. According to the Bible, those that try to cut Israel into pieces at the end of the age will be cut into pieces. (Note: Before this article was sent to the editor, the State Dept. reversed itself on the issue and went back to calling the U.S. Ambassador the Ambassador to Israel.) Four, concerning pestilences, my last week’s article noted that a group of U.S. doctors believe Ivermectin is safe and effective for preventing Covid in most people. The article also noted that India has developed an inexpensive, effective, and safe Covid Ivermectin treatment kit. On Jan. 19, 2021, it was reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has upgraded Ivermectin from “against the drug” to “not for or against the drug.” According to the article, this opens the door for doctors to feel safe in prescribing it and for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve it for emergency use if they choose to do so. I found Ivermectin searching “Ivermectin for humans” at amazon.com. There is also an apple-flavored paste, and a reader told me about a nurse that puts it in peanut butter. I am just passing this information on for people to make their own decision. Five, concerning persecution, much of the hatred that has been dumped on Trump over the last 4 years is now being directed toward those that voted for him. · Since Jan. 15, 2021, more than 22,000 people have signed a petition to have Franklin Graham fired from Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. for supporting Pres. Trump. · On Jan. 20, 2021, the Daily Beast published an article calling for a new “secret police” force to spy on Trump supporters because the FBI and NSA will not sufficiently punish these Americans. · Many Christians and conservatives are expressing concern that Biden’s support for the LGBTQ agenda (biological males in women’s bathrooms, etc.), and Pelosi’s rule that people in Congress are not allowed to say man, woman, etc., will lead to people being denounced as homophobes, etc. One reader e-mailed me to say there will be a tremendous effort to pervert the children that are not killed by abortion. · It has been reported that Katie Couric is calling for Trump supporters to be deprogrammed in re-education camps and for members of Congress that question the accuracy of the election to be punished. This could pit brother against brother just like Jesus said because the left wants to silence and shame those that disagree with them. · On Jan. 20, 2021, it was reported that former FBI Director James Comey said the Republican Party “needs to be burned down or changed.” He asked, “Who would want to be part of an organization that at its core is built on lies and racism and know-nothingism?” Comey is a proven liar, and there is evidence that he used false evidence to protect Hillary Clinton when she destroyed thousands of e-mails. · On Jan. 21, 2021, it was reported that a columnist for the Washington Post is calling for Fox News to be kicked off the air for “radicalizing people and setting them on the path of violence and sedition.” I pray that Jesus will Rapture the Church off the earth before the persecution gets too bad, but judgment must begin at the house of God (I Pet. 4:17). It falls on believers first, and it falls harder on unbelievers second (persecution of the Church signifies a greater persecution is coming on the lost). Six, after constantly condemning Trump’s handling of Covid and claiming that he (Biden) will vaccinate a million people a day, concerning Covid, on Jan. 23, 2021, Biden said there is “nothing we can do about the trajectory.” He added, “In the next few months, masks, not vaccinations, are the single best defense against Covid.” Seven, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog in the latter years and latter days, on Jan. 20 it was reported that a senior Israeli official said if Biden returns to the same terms of Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, Israel will have nothing to discuss with him. Biden is clearly interested in returning to the deal but said Iran must start complying first. To summarize this article, concerning world government, I am not like Chicken Little, who claimed the sky is falling (world government indicates many good things such as the approaching rapture; reign of Jesus; peace, justice, and righteousness on earth; etc.), but I am saying get prepared because here it comes. Some are saying a police state and persecution are coming. U.S. Josh Hawley recently said, “You can go to church now, but you may not be allowed to go to the church of your choice in two years.” As far as many of you are concerned, your pastor will never tell you about these things, so I suggest that a good place to get started is hischannel.com. Finally, if you want to go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc. Daymond Duck [email protected] Israel Watch: “Region-Changing” – Jim Fletcher - www.thegodthatanswers.com Not even a clown like Joe Biden can unravel one of President Trump’s centerpieces of achievement: the realignment of the Middle East. Now comes word that a Moroccan delegation is bound for Jerusalem. This is surely as astonishing as Anwar Sadat’s visit to the Holy City in 1977. Morocco you’ll recall jumped onboard the train carrying the UAE and others. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, a delegation will work to “create several work groups to discuss mutual cooperation concerning water, energy, investments and tourism.” This comes after a Friday conversation between Benjamin Netanyahu and the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. Morocco, perched on the northwest tip of Africa, is an important new partner for the Israelis. The country has a population of 37 million and is 99 percent Muslim! Deep State types like Brookings (along with leftist media) are quick to try and find any tiny negative; remember, they have a vested interested in undoing the marvelous achievements of the anti-globalist Trump. One of the benefits (motivations) for the Moroccans is international recognition of their sovereignty over the Western Sahara. And here is a Brookings negative wave for the whole affair: “Partial normalization has triggered outrage from some of Morocco’s neighbors and will likely upset many of its citizens; indeed, 88% of surveyed Moroccans said they would oppose diplomatic recognition of Israel, and 70% viewed the Palestinian cause as one that concerns all Arabs (according to the 2019-2020 Arab Opinion Index). While this discontent may not translate into immediate contestation, it will taint citizens’ view of the regime and may shift state-society relations in the long term.” Don’t be too sure though that diplomatic cocktail sippers in Washington really know what the average Moroccan thinks. I remember reading once a comment from an Israeli diplomat describing the Syrian regime’s insistence that “Syrians” demand the return of the Golan Heights: “In a totalitarian regime, no one knows what the populace thinks.” That’s a fair point and one to keep in mind as this nascent regional cooperation. Indeed, if normalization takes root, everyone benefits. Except the terrorists. However, there is also this: “Immediately after Trump’s announcement, the royal cabinet issued a press release discussing a phone call between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and King Mohammed VI — who is incidentally the chairman of the Al-Quds Committee (a committee under the auspices of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in charge of discussing and implementing resolutions related to the Arab-Israeli conflict). The implication of this phone call and the communication around it is that the Palestinian issue remains an important matter to the Moroccan regime and that ties remain strong between the two parties. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has claimed Morocco’s position on Palestine has not changed; it continues to support a two-state solution and to promote negotiations between both sides that would lead to definitive peace.” Those of us in the RR family always have to have the long, prophetic view. Plenty of passages in books like Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel (among others) tell us that in the end, Israel will have no friendly superpower backing it, and in fact will be devoid of friends. I personally see the Palestinian issue as the end-times trigger to war over Jerusalem, so it makes sense that this gang of criminals (PLO) will continue to agitate both on the ground and diplomatically around the world. We have to be honest and see that the Gulf States cooperation with Israel is probably purely for pragmatic reasons. It will take generations for people’s hearts to change, if they do. Too, the malevolent actions of Biden and the gang of criminals that run Washington will continue to agitate grievances of the Palestinians. And this is a non-partisan issue in DC; both Republicans and Democrats have worked mightily to ruin peace in the Middle East. They won’t stop doing that. Still, let us look at this latest diplomatic achievement as something akin to Egypt and Jordan. At least for a generation, those countries have not been at war with Israel. And even one life saved is cause for celebration. [email protected] This Is Not Normal - The Booming Transgender Accessories Industry Shows Us Why – Jonathon Van Maren - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=4535 Trans kids are so trendy these days that the hapless Elizabeth Warren promised she'd have one approve her Education Secretary, and President Joe Biden torched female athletics with a radical executive order that should jolt any of those gullible innocents who were sure he'd be a "moderate Democrat," a long-extinct species hunted to death by zealous progressives. Trans kids, of course, need accessories, since they weren't born with the ones that fit the gender as which they wish to present. A cottage industry to service this need has popped up, with "packers" for girls who identify as boys to put in their underwear to mimic a penis (the sophisticated ones are advertised as capable of permitting gender dysphoric girls to pee standing up just like a real boy); binders, which girls can use to flatten their breasts and present as male prior to obtaining double mastectomies; and a wide range of carefully tailored apparel. The newest of these clothing brands is called Rubies, produced by a Toronto dad, Jamie Alexander. Alexander's child was born male. He began identifying as female in third grade and adopted the name Ruby. According to Alexander, Ruby had a hard time finding "bikini bottoms that made her feel both comfortable and confident as a transgender girl," Today reported. This, obviously, is because revealing female swimwear does not hide male genitalia effectively. Thus, the new clothing brand was born -- to much media acclaim. We used to say: Be who you are -- be comfortable in your body! Now we design entire clothing lines to help children conceal their bodies and present as a different gender. Reading media coverage of the transgender kids trend always strikes me as particularly tragic. Today's coverage is a good example of this, describing the creation of this new line as having "the specific goal of producing form-fitting clothing for transgender children up to a size 20. His first product: the Ruby Shaping Bikini Bottom." In short: A bikini bottom that hides a penis. As Alexander's website notes, these bikini bottoms "magically turn a pointy poker into a dainty dune, no tucking required." According to Alexander, these form-fitting bottoms are unique because they use spandex with a mesh liner "that is able to gently compress and 'pull things in' without causing discomfort." Read that one more time and consider what is being advertised here. What are we doing to these kids? If you're wondering what progressives are talking about when they say they want "normalcy," this is it. Jessica Herthel, the co-author of the transgender children's book I Am Jazz, noted that this new clothing line will be "a total game-changer for transgender and gender-creative children ... to go swimming without fear of being stared at or teased or even targeted can give a child a feeling of normalcy and belonging." Alexander concurred, saying that he wanted to assist in ensuring that it soon seems normal for kids to be transgender. "I want to focus on the positive stories about these kids and normalize them," he told Today. One of the difficulties for social conservatives in the days ahead is that increasingly, conservatives and progressives no longer speak the same language. When we speak of normalcy, we are referring to something markedly different than trans activists. Their version of "normal" includes clothing lines that hide the presence of a penis; packers that mimic the presence of a penis; binders that disguise breasts; surgeries that create facsimile chest mounds. This is not normal, and we must resist every attempt to make it so. That is why we must pay attention to these trends and what these activists are saying -- because one minute it is a trend, the next it is law, and finally, it is taught in the schools -- and our children are swept along. YouTube Shuts Down A Top Bible Prophecy Channel - PROPHECY HEADLINES.COM: YOUTUBE SHUTS DOWN A TOP BIBLE PROPHECY CHANNEL (prophecynewsstand.blogspot.com) Without proper notification, YouTube just shut down one of today's top Bible prophecy channels. Prophecy Update, had just been congratulated by YouTube for achieving the 35 million views milestone. Prophecy Update sends out a daily newsletter that can be subscribed to at this link. Today's newsletter stated the following. "Hi Folks, I woke up this morning to find that my Channel - Prophecy Update Videos has been removed from YouTube and here is their reason: "We have reviewed your content and found severe or repeated violations of our Community Guidelines. Because of this, we have removed your channel from YouTube." This was not unexpected but I did not think it would happen so soon! I can appeal, and most likely will, but it will be a lengthy process and I might even have to seek out legal advice, for sure lots of time in prayer! The irony of is that just two days ago I received an email from YouTube with a certificate attached congratulating Prophecy Update Videos on reaching 35,000,000 million views. Our Rumble Channel - Please Subscribe! Anticipating this I have created a Rumble Channel - Prophecy Update Videos @ https://rumble.com/c/c-565433 - so be sure and subscribe to the channel and watch the videos. Rumble is a little different as far as navigation. Go to Rumble www.rumble.com , click on the pulldown menu at the top of the page under videos and select channels, then type in Prophecy Update Videos in the search, then click on it and subscribe! New Website Coming Soon! Furthermore, there is the potential, actually probability, that even Rumble will be forced to start policing the uploaded content like YouTube. So, I am also working on our own stand-alone video site which should be live soon, called www.endtimevideos.com - there I hope to upload all the Prophecy Update Videos and post new videos and also other videos that I believe would interest you! I will keep everyone updated as to our progress on the new channel, and I am also working on some new video projects which I hope to start posting soon! One of the projects is a brand-new series called "Amazing Revelation" a verse by verse video commentary on the Book of Revelation done in a very exciting format which I believe will truly be used mightily by the Lord. So, stay tuned! Now, more than ever your prayers and support is needed, and appreciated! Randy @ Prophecy Update" When asked for further clarification, Randy emailed us with this comment below. "Yep, pretty crazy! They never get specific, although they did give me strikes and removed videos by Tom Hughes and another by Jan Markell before they removed the channel entirely. Well, at least for now I can post on the other platforms without having to worry about the content!" Let Us Not Lose Heart - Mike Gendron - https://www.proclaimingthegospel.org/site/default.asp?sec_id=180014816 While we mourn the demise of our once great republic that is now controlled by a Socialist Democrat party, we must not lose heart. As children of God, we know that all wisdom and power belong to our Sovereign Lord and it is He who removes kings and establishes kings (Daniel 2:21). Perhaps God's patience towards America has ended and His abundant blessings will now be replaced with His righteous judgment. We know God is slow to anger, but America has presumed on the riches of His kindness and patience for too long. Does America Deserve Divine Judgment? America has become a moral cesspool that is overflowing with ungodliness, unrighteousness and wickedness. Our government has given women the right to murder their babies in the womb, and as a result, tens of millions of human beings have been killed in abortion clinics. Sexual perversions of all types are defiantly flaunted and widely accepted. God's unique design for marriage was overturned in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in 2013. Our country has also become the largest supplier of pornography throughout the world. These are all symptoms of a greater evil which is the sin of idolatry (Col. 3:5). Our nation has turned its back on the one true God by worshipping gods of all the false religions (Exo. 20:3). As a nation, we should no longer ask for God's blessings but instead expect His judgment. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness" (Rom. 1:18). The Fallout of a Godless Nation In the last three months, our nation has lurched to the left and has been overwhelmed with widespread corruption, blatant hypocrisy, insidious propaganda, flagrant fraud, and evil deeds of darkness. The rapidity of all these wicked activities has been like a tsunami hitting our coastline and wreaking havoc throughout our country. Free speech is being silenced, culture is being cancelled, truth is being suppressed, and lawlessness is replacing justice. Demands are now being made to deprogram conservatives. America has become a nation where hostility has replaced tolerance, pessimism has replaced optimism, and hatred has replaced acceptance. How can it be that a career politician supported by Chinese communists, who had difficulty finishing a sentence and drawing a crowd, could "miraculously" receive 80 million votes, more than any politician in our history? This pompous hypocrite then swore an oath, with his hand on a Bible, while defiantly opposing God and His Word on the right to life and the sanctity of marriage. What Are Christians To Do? We need to realize the goal of the wicked left is to eliminate our Christian influence and silence our moral voices. More than ever, we need to speak the truth, live by the truth and defend the truth. We cannot be silent or apathetic. While it is concerning that our republic may be perishing, much more concerning is the reality that people are perishing without the Savior. Let us make it a priority to point people to our Blessed Hope who offers us the greatest gift we could ever receive and a peace that surpasses all understanding. "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary" (Gal. 6:9). Remember, God uses trials to test our faith. Each test we pass brings glory to God and strengthens our faith. We need to be prepared to endure growing hostility and persecution, because "...all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Tim. 3:12). Remember, we are only passing through on our way to our heavenly home where righteousness dwells. Our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:20). Daily Jot: The world gone mad–at least the US – Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Some of the headlines in just the past few days indicate that the world has gone mad since Joe Biden* took office. So many executive orders, so many policy changes, so many calls for unity followed by demands against conservatives and Christians. It is almost like a hurricane of crazy. Those addicted to the next one-up on conspiracy theory fantasy can give up their delusions because the facts of what is going on right now politically are at least as outrageous as QAnon hope pornography. People, there is a crisis before our very eyes. One that is not made up and needs a tremendous amount of prayer and standing in the gap. Just think about what has happened in the past few days. Biden told the people of Pennsylvania and Michigan that he would end the fossil fuel industry. He underscored it in his debates and subsequently reiterated it in speeches in Pennsylvania. Yet the people of those two states, which will be hurt immensely by Biden’s pipeline and drilling ban, allowed their electoral votes to be certified. Trouble is, the rest of the nation, particularly Texas, will lose thousands of jobs. Jobs that the leftists say young people don’t need to have in the first place—that they will someday take clean green jobs instead. “Someday” is interpreted as in the distant future. These workers will either be absorbed by other jobs or will become wards of the state—which is probably the long-term strategy. There are mounting calls by Democratic Party leadership and leftist media influencers to declare the Republican Party as a domestic terrorist organization. Democratic Party-supporting MeidasTouch PAC co-founder Ben Meiselas on the PAC’s podcast Friday branded Republican Party members as “traitors” unworthy of being called conservatives while describing the GOP as “no different” from the ISIS terror group. The video was introduced with a twitter message referring to the Republican Party as the “GOP terrorist party.” Breitbart reports that the video has gained nearly half a million views on Twitter alone, with the hashtag “#GOPDomesticTerrorists” trending on the app as a result. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ordered that the LGBTQ alphabet of sexual genders flag be flown at US embassies around the world. Biden’s executive order requires that transgendered people would not be denied access to school sports, meaning biological men can compete in women’s sports. Four years were spent trying to clean up government and in one week look what has happened. Christ says in Luke 11:25-26 of the house where the unclean spirit that was cast out, “And when he comes, he finds it swept and garnished. Then he goes and takes to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there.” Now Biden is building a wall around the nation’s capitol. Is it to keep the crazies out or to protect the crazies inside? Daily Devotion: A Song in the Desert - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses. —Exodus 14:31 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/a-song-in-the-desert/ - Listen The Israelites were finally free. They’d left Egypt and Pharaoh behind, and they were making their way to a new land. But soon they arrived at what looked like an insurmountable obstacle: The Red Sea. To make matters worse, they realized the Egyptian army was chasing them (which, by the way, was the mightiest army on earth at the time). As a result, they took their eyes off God and put them on their enemies. They went to Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt?” (Exodus 14:11 NLT). Then Moses began to pray, and God effectively said, “This isn’t a time pray. This is a time to move.” God told him, “Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground” (verse 16 NLT). So Moses raised his hand over the Red Sea, the waters parted, and the Israelites went through the Red Sea. When they made it to the other side, Moses stretched out his hand over the sea again, and the waters collapsed on the Egyptians. Then the people gave glory to God. The Israelites had their song in the desert. But immediately they went into the wilderness on the heels of this great blessing. This reminds us that trials often follow blessings. Sometimes valleys come right after our so-called mountaintop experiences. Yet there are truths that we can only learn in the deserts of our lives. There are things we can only learn in the wilderness. Our spiritual roots grow deep when the winds around us make us strong, because God’s endgame is to make us more like Jesus. FROM THE HEART
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