Every day we see new events on world news revealing chaos and the spiralling forces of evil. Jesus prophesied that such things would happen at the end of the age in Luke 21, but went on to encourage us not to dwell on the evil, but to keep looking to Him. Luke 21:28 Jesus said: “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh”.
The prophets of doom shake their heads and focus on the darkness, but we are children of the King of Kings, and as such, have the indwelling, living Christ within us. Ephesians 2:10 declares of us: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them”. We can be vessels of God’s light and love as we walk in this dark world, sharing with others what God has “shed abroad in our hearts”, (Romans 5:5). When the going gets tough, focus on looking upwards to Jesus for His enabling strength to walk forward with Him. However dark the path, the Lord has promised for us “For the parh of the just is as a shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day”, Proverbs 4:18. God promises an increase of His light in us, in spite of the darkness around.
Meditate on the line of the song “Waymaker” (by Sinach Egbu), that proclaims of our God: Waymaker, Promise Keeper, Miracle Worker, Light in the darkness, that is who You are”. Amen!
Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares is recorded in Matthew 13: 24-30. His explanation of the parable is found further on in the chapter in verses 36-43. The wheat and the tares grow together in the same climate that God has released. At God’s harvest time, the wheat in fullness (children of light), will bow their head portraying humility, but the tares stand upright in pride and will easily be discerned, awaiting their final in-gathering by the angels to the “furnace of fire”, (Verse 42).
As the fullness of evil manifests, let us be challenged and delighted in Jesus that He is bringing us incrementally to the goal of all the fullness of God, our birthright in Christ. He will enable us to stand in Him when evil befalls us. This position cannot be worked up or conjured. It is imparted by the Living Christ in exchange for my absolute, unconditional surrender. This is current with each new day as fresh challenges present themselves.
“Do not consider the greatness of your circumstance, but consider the greatness of your God”. Anon.
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