Without Further Delay!

Without Further Delay! "And when he went aboard a boat, his disciples followed him. Now look! a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. And they came and woke him up, saying: “Lord, save us, we are about to perish!” But he said to them: “Why are you so afraid, you with little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm set in." Matt. 8:23-26. Evidence of great power to them wondrously displayed... *** Soon to embark onto a long journey, after portrayed, shown, publicly made known his stalwart integrity to the death tragically undergone, returning to his heavenly home very far away yet, very familiar and comforting where his Father and faithful angelic 'brothers' waited to celebrate with him his 'foretold' absolute victory over Satan, his disloyal younger 'sibling', over whom envy held jealous sway, to only come back to earth for judgment in our prophesied century As international wars, extreme bloodshed, pestilence, famine, and earthquakes would escalate, reigning terror globally, since instigated by 'free-will' abused thousands of years into humanity's past until today, Jesus lovingly to his faithful disciples, encouragingly did say: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Exercise faith in God; exercise faith also in me." John 14:1. For survival. To everlastingly last-- In heaven or on earth. Eternally. Even as many things we too would suffer at the hands of this powerful enemy... Only strong 'faith' could conquer deathly 'fear of up-coming events. This we must develop without further delay! Fast! Fast! Fast! In an 'individual' hurry! *** "Then he went on to tell them an illustration about the need for them always to pray and not to give up, saying: “In a certain city there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for man. There was also a widow in that city who kept going to him and saying, ‘See that I get justice from my legal opponent.’ Well, for a while he was unwilling, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Although I do not fear God or respect any man, because this widow keeps making me trouble, I will see that she gets justice so that she will not keep coming and wearing me out with her demand.’” Then the Lord said: “Hear what the judge, although unrighteous, said! Certainly, then, will not God cause justice to be done for his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, while he is patient toward them? I tell you, he will cause justice to be done to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man arrives, will he really find this faith on the earth?" Luke 8:-8. *** "Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them, just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape." 1 These. 5:3. Although: "Those knowing your name will trust in you; You will never abandon those seeking you, O Jehovah." Ps. 9:10. "The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. Into it the righteous one runs and receives protection." Prov. 18:10. "O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless before this large crowd that is coming against us; and we do not know what we should do, but our eyes are toward you.”" 2 Chron. 20:12.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Exercise faith.​—John 14:1. Do you sometimes feel anxious when you think about the events that lie ahead of us​—the destruction of false religion, the attack of Gog of Magog, and the war of Armageddon? Do you ever ask yourself, ‘When the time comes, will I be able to pass through these fear-inspiring events with my integrity intact?’ If such thoughts have crossed your mind, Jesus’ words, as recorded in today’s text, should prove to be most helpful. Jesus told his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Exercise faith.” Strong faith will help us to face the future with confidence. We can strengthen our faith to endure future trials by considering how we deal with tests of faith now. Then we can learn of areas where we need to strengthen our faith. With each test we pass, our faith becomes stronger. This will help us to endure future trials. Photo credit: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fman-eyes-closed&psig=AOvVaw2-TQtkpJ2LXkmLw8BINjKa&ust=1674043054128000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA8QjRxqFwoTCMj97NHGzvwCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAS © 6:19 AM, Lucretia McCloud hope • love • rhyme • sad • society • teen