Psalm 46:1-2  ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;’

DAILY READING – 2 Timothy 1; Jeremiah 5-6; Psalm 121

In recent times, the threat of nuclear war has been a major global concern. Last year, it seemed a nuclear conflict between the U.S and North Korea was on the horizon. There were also speculations that India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed enemies, could restart their hostilities. In the meanwhile, the US and Russia — the world’s foremost nuclear powers — have continued to have warheads pointed at each other, ever since the days of the Cold War. In the world today,  only nine countries own the entirety of the roughly 14,500 nuclear weapons on Earth. And among these nuclear empowered nations, two countries own the majority of all the nuclear weapons: Russia and the United States. These two nations currently possess 93 percent of all nuclear weapons, with Moscow holding 6,850 and Washington another 6,450. This number has grossly reduced from the 40,000 Russia had and the 30,000 the US had during the Cold war years. In those years of hostility, each side built up its arsenal in a bid to protect itself from the other.

With all these nuclear weapons in the world, and increasing tension among some nations, the fear of a nuclear war has therefore been a major global concern.The RDS-220 hydrogen bomb, also known as the Tsar Bomba, is the most powerful nuclear bomb ever made. It detonates with the force of 3,800 of the atomic bombs used at Hiroshima, but has never been used in warfare. Just one strike could kill hundreds of thousands of people within minutes and perhaps millions more in the following days, weeks, and years. The aftermath of a nuclear war would be a widespread famine caused by a rapidly cooling climate that could potentially end civilization as we know it.

Jesus said the last days will be like the days of Noah, which were characterized by violence on the earth. According to the sequence of biblical events heralding the end time, there shall be an escalation of conflicts around the world. And already we see violence increasing. Apart from the threat of nuclear weapons there has been many incidences of terrorist attacks, assassinations, kidnappings, armed robbery attacks, etc.

Listening to the news and what is going on in the world can lead to fear. But we don’t have to be afraid. Psalm 46:1-2 says, ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.’

Indeed God is our refuge in these perilous times. He is our ark of safety in this generation. Despite the troubles and challenges in the world, we have a victorious destiny in Christ through the Blood of Jesus.

Psalm 91 says that when we make the Lord our refuge, a thousand will fall by our side and ten thousand at our right hand yet it will not come near us.

It is the Blood of Jesus that separates us from the evil in the world. Let us therefore continually take cover under His precious Blood.  Let us daily draw  the circle of the blood around our families and all that concerns us. And because  of the mark of the Blood, every plague is mandated to pass over us. By reason of the Blood, the plague of sickness, afflictions and evil occurrences are separated from us. Indeed because we have made The Lord our refuge, He will give His angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways.  Our case is different. Because of The Blood of Jesus what afflicts others is not permitted to afflict us.

Our hope and trust therefore should be in God alone. Only Him can preserve us in this perilous times. Proverbs 21:31 says, ‘The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.’ Indeed while some trust in chariots and some in horses, we shall continue to trust in the Name of the Lord our God. He alone is able to keep us and cover our heads in the day of trouble.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the privileges of grace You have made available to me though the precious Blood of Jesus. Indeed my case is different. By Your grace I shall never be visited by evil in Jesus’ name.

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