Don't Ignore God!

Galatians 2

¹ Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. ² I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 

Have you ever had a "revelation" from God? I have. Sometimes that's not easy to admit publicly. People think you're weird if you tell them "God has spoken to me" or "God has told me to do this". I can tell you it's even strange for me. Who am I that the God of the universe talks to me? If that's not strange, I don't know what is. The more time I spend with God, the more time I spend studying his word, the more he reveals to me. Sometimes it's so clear it's audible. Sometimes it's an "Aha" moment. I am convinced that God has made special revelations to most Christians. However, most of us don't respond to them. As I look back, I also have ignored God, on many occasions. Lately, God has been prompting me to change. Actually, the prompting has been growing. It's getting to the point I just can't ignore God anymore. I have gone through denial, anger, sadness, joy, and many other emotions to get to the point of peace. Oh boy! Here we go God! I trust you with all my heart, soul, and mind! I am yours!

Scorpions, Locusts, Horses, Torture!

Revelation 9 (The Message)

 ^20-21The remaining men and women who weren't killed by these weapons went on their merry way—didn't change their way of life, didn't quit worshiping demons, didn't quit centering their lives around lumps of gold and silver and brass, hunks of stone and wood that couldn't see or hear or move. There wasn't a sign of a change of heart. They plunged right on in their murderous, occult, promiscuous, and thieving ways.


Between Chapter 8 and 9 in this book, we are told about a lot of death and destruction. Venomous Scorpions, torture, Locusts with Lions teeth, horses with serpent tails, and massive amounts of gloom and doom. Even with all of these wild weapons, some people will not change their ways. I am nobody special, but even in my own life, I have seen overwhelming evidence of the power of God. How can anyone go through life without completely bowing and worshipping the creator of the universe? How could anyone not believe in the power of a risen savior? I may never witness the type of suffering and destruction written in this book, but I see enough suffering and destruction all around me. The break down of the family is enough to overwhelm me. The poverty, faithlessness, and hopelessness is chilling. How can people make it on their own? People are so blind to the power of God. They rely on their own knowledge and their own understanding to make it through each day. This "Revelation" predicts it's not going to get better before it gets worse. Yet, even through the wild destruction that is to come, some people will just go about their lives as if nothing has happened.

So, what do WE do? Should we give up. Should we yield to the darkness? NO! NO! NO! NO! It should raise the urgency of our mission. Christ told us to "Go" throughout the world and preach the gospel. Never has this been more important than now. There is so much darkness. It can seem overwhelming. Yet, we need to share the Light of the World with everyone we meet. Take it serious. Pray for guidance, Pray for opportunities. Pray that the hearts of the lost will be open to the message. Now is the time. Don't wait. PRAY! STUDY! SHARE! PRAY! STUDY! SHARE! The world needs you!