The Shepherds Way (TSW) ~ Eric W. King: Going through Pre-Rapture trouble

Going through Pre-Rapture trouble

By Eric William King

Many of us are feeling anxiety today due to the experience of pre-rapture trouble. When we watch the news there is so much uncertainty. People have lost hours at work and many have lost their jobs. As Christians we have something in the midst of all of this that non-believers do not have. We have hope and we have peace – shalom!

We read in the prophet Isaiah the Lord says; “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…”

Sadly God goes on to say that many refuse this. Many people including Christians who are out of fellowship with God will never find the strength and peace through these times if they are not honest with themselves and God. We need to repent daily and watch how we think and let the Holy Spirit control all of our thoughts.

In Philippians 4:6 we are also told to make known all of our needs and wants. Having a personal relationship with God also means that we read His word and let Him talk back to us. Finding true rest in times of trouble means trusting in the Lord and bringing Him into your trouble through prayer. Even when it feels like He is not listening He is, He is always working behind the scenes.

We are told to dwell in “the secret place of the Lord”. That inner Sabbath is found in knowing that God sees everything that you are going through and everything that you are experiencing. As Christians we understand that our spirit and soul need proper nourishment and this means that we eat from “the bread of Life” daily. To be spiritually strong enough to go through we must eat right and rest right.

Many a times we “walk through the shadow of death” knowing that we made it because of the Lord (Psalm 23:4). God’s true people are called “the protected ones”. This does not mean that we will never feel pain, loss, hurt and even death. As Christians if we suffer we realize that it is to make us stronger and this doctrine is not accepted by the world’s standards. We can have ultimate peace when we look at Jesus Christ on the cross who took away our sins and paved the way for us to go be with Him forever.

The grace and love of Jesus Christ is real. You can experience a true relationship with your Creator. He has given us so many things including His word. I would challenge you to remove all the “toxic” relationships from your life, people who refuse to understand you as a Christian or at least accept you for who you are – let them go. Bad company spoils good manners.

We can never create a “perfect” environment down here but we can learn to navigate through this fallen world with the help of Jesus Christ who lives inside of all true Christians. Praise the Lord and be thankful everyday for your life and the things that He has provided. When bad thoughts or depression try and wedge their way in stop, pray, and thank the Lord. Think on good things and begin to realize that you are here just passing through into something much, much greater – you are headed towards the Kingdom of God.

My prayer for you today is that you find the true rest in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Learning daily to rest in the finished work of my Lord, God, and Savior – Jesus the Christ.

Eric William King (September 7^th 2020)

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