Again this year, we are experiencing huge fires that have already burned many thousands of acres. The town of Greenville burned to the ground! And thousands of families in other towns have evacuated, pending fire coming their way. On top of that, people who lost their homes in previous years are suffering devastating flash backs.

Another huge disaster is our lack of water! Entire towns are running out of water because of the drought. Lakes and reservoirs are going dry which means wells are going dry! Just nine miles from where we live, people turned on their faucet and nothing came out! Another state has insects eating their crops. We just came through the Covid stuff, and now another strain is causing havoc.

If you read your Bible at all, you can see these are signs of the times. I think this scripture is for today: Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; The fear of the LORD is His treasure (Isaiah 33:6). Wisdom and knowledge will stabilize us in these trying times. Fear of the Lord means reverencing the Lord. That is a treasure we will have when we humble ourselves before the Lord and allow Him to show us His wisdom and knowledge at this time. Our salvation is the only strength we will ever have! 

The world holds nothing for us. Only know that we are just passing through and heaven is our home if we are followers of Jesus. We still have a lot to do if we call ourselves a Christian. Fear or Faith is a choice, and we cannot be in both at the same time. The Bible is our manual for success, and there will be no success outside the instructions given to us in it. Jesus said in Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. This is a good word for us today. The temptation is to believe all the world says and do what it says! Watching and praying will keep us focused on Christ and Christ alone. Without Christ, NO hope! With Christ, the ONLY hope! Choose today!