I ran across another great quote from Corrie ten Boom “If you look at the world, you will be distressed. If you look within, you will be depressed. If you look at Christ, you will be at rest.” Those words have never been truer than they are today.
Our world today can be more than distressing, especially to us old timers who see history repeating and no one seems to have learned to do better. China is aligning together with Russia with plans to dominate the world with the same iron hand they use on their own citizens. I’ve read that there is a prison sentence of up to 15 years in Russia for even mentioning the “war” they are waging; Even foreign athletes in China for the winter Olympics were warned to watch what they said; We take our freedom of speech for granted in the U.S. but we must be alert to protect it, Sin seems to be everywhere we turn. Lies are believed and truth is labeled as false.
It reminds me of something I heard Billy Graham say in a sermon years ago.” If God doesn’t judge the United States, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomora.”
Turning our gaze inward can make us self-centered as well as depressed. When we view ourselves with our own eyes we tend to either concentrate on our faults and feel down in the dumps or we ignore our faults and get a false sense of pride. Neither of those options is good.
Now for the good news; when we look to Jesus Christ for salvation we begin to see the world through His eyes and we see a world-wide revival as Christ is gathering His church in preparation for His return. When we look within, we see God’s Holy Spirit and we see ourselves as God sees us – His children and joint heirs with Christ.
I am not making any predictions about the rapture, but I will be ready when it happens and I pray that you will be too.