Have you ever had a time when God brings a certain verse to your mind and then you seem to hear it being preached everywhere? That happened to me and the verse is this:
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4
I really think this verse is so important and with all that is going on in this world today, I hold on to it and know that no matter what is going on, God is ultimately in charge.
Many people will wonder, well if God is in charge then why is all this happening? Why does He let it happen?? I answered that in a previous post, Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen. The simple explanation is this, when God created man He gave man dominion over all that is in the earth. When Adam sinned, dominion passed to Satan who has had dominion ever since.Think of it this way, God gave Adam the deed to the earth and Adam got foreclosed on and the Bank (Satan) now owns the earth. But Satan can’t just do whatever he wants, he has rules that he must follow. For instance, he can’t force anyone to follow him or do what he wants, he must convince them. Man still has free will and has the choice of whether to follow God or Satan, but Satan offers man the desires of his heart and many will follow to get what they want.
Satan will try to use whatever it is that you desire to try to convince you to follow him. You do not even have to worship Satan as so many people think that is the only way that you follow. All Satan needs to do is to give you what you want and distract you from knowing the truth and following God. What is your desire? Money, fame, drugs, sex, success, there are so many choices and Satan will use whichever one drives you to distract you.
Then you turn on the news and there are all sorts of horrific things going on. There seems to be no good news reported on, its all war and murder and natural disasters. And if you watch other channels, it is all about celebrities and their lives…the other day I saw a huge trending article about a celebrity’s new hair style…are we really that shallow that something like that is news? The reason those kinds of things are on the news and trending is because it is a distraction from what is really going on. Too many people are distracted by the daily antics of “celebrities”, especially the manufactured ones that should not be famous at all. Like the Kardashians, why are these people famous? For nothing that they have done, and why do so many people care what they do? It is nothing more than a distraction.
It is easy to get caught up in the distractions and the horrific things that go on every day, but you need to put that stuff aside and remember that God is ultimately in control. One day, and looking at the events of Bible prophecy, I think it is not too far off ( I will never set a date) God will end this Age of Grace (the Church Age) that we have been living in. After the Church and Holy Spirit have been removed from the world there will be nothing left to hold back Satan. He has had to bide his time and wait because the church age had not been completed and the Holy Spirit still dwelt in the world, but once they are removed there is no more obstacle to his rule.
During this time Satan will rule the world, but God will also be sending His judgments onto the world as well, until the final battle where Satan will be defeated and God takes dominion back.
So do not be discouraged with all the things that are going on in the world. Do not be upset that God is letting these things go on for so long, He is merciful and He is waiting for as many people to turn to Him as possible before he starts raining judgments down on the earth. Thousands of people turn to follow Christ each day, so for each day that God waits, many are saved.
All we can do is wait patiently and hold on to His promises and pray for the undecided to make the right decision.
Maranatha!
Bible Prophecy 