Luke 21:34 -36 “And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always,”
DAILY READING; • Hebrews 9:1-22; Exodus 6:28-8:32; Proverbs 2
In 2010 a landslide occurred in the Bududa District in eastern Uganda which is a region known for its coffee production. This landslide was the most severe ever recorded in Uganda.
The disaster killed hundreds of people and left hundreds more missing as it struck villages on the slopes of Mount Elgon.
Many areas in the affected villages were buried by the landslides, with houses, markets, and other public places destroyed; many roads were also blocked. After the landslide, villagers were left digging with their bare hands in the hope of finding survivors.
The landslides followed a period of unusually 7 hours of heavy rain in the region.
Days after the disaster, the people were grieved to learn that their government had been warned of the impending catastrophe by Environmental scientists. On several occasions the government was advised to relocate the endangered people but they never took any action, leading to the fatal consequence of loss of lives.
As a result of the Government inaction, many people who were directly impacted or lost family members in this disaster, had to take the government to court to claim damages.
While human governments may fail in their duty to warn their people, God never fails to warn His own people of impending trouble.
He warned Noah and his family of the coming flood and directed them how to prepare to survive it.
By faith, Noah obeyed God and prepared an ark to the saving of his house; (Hebrews 11:7).
God also warned Lot and his family of the coming destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and told them to flee. They moved by faith and escaped.
God warned the wicked people of Ninevah, the capital city of Assyria, of God’s coming destruction through Jonah. When they repented, the judgment was averted.
Today, the Bible is again giving us early warnings of coming catastrophes in the world. There have been end-time signs of pestilence, earthquakes, economic woes etc. Jesus specifically gave these warnings that would precede the end of the age. As believers, we need to take heed to His instructions so as to avoid being caught unawares.
Indeed it is not God’s will for His people to perish. This is why He has given us the signs of the times as a way to warn us and to wake us up to our spiritual responsibilities.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 says ‘For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,’
Living a life of faith and obedience to God’s Word, and following the guidance of the Holy Spirit is the way to escape the coming judgment.
We need to set our minds on things above and not be caught in the worldwide web of distractions upon the earth. We have to live with eternity consciousness and seek to understand the signs of the times as they unfold around us.
Just as Jesus told us in Luke 21:36, let us indeed watch and pray always, that we may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to set my mind on Your Word and take heed to the instructions of Scriptures. By Your grace, I shall remain spiritually prepared and alert through going deeper in my relationship with You daily in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
God is preparing you for the season He prepared for your breakthrough WORDBITE 222.
Shalom!
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