OMBS7/ Head for the Light

Don’t forget we will be at Pastor Ben Baldridge’s this Wenesday thru Sunday. We’d love to see you. PRAYER - "Egypt Will Cry Unto The LORD" The LORD will come to Egypt upon a swift cloud at Armageddon. Civil war will start. A fierce king will rule. Egyptians will seek idols, wizards, and familiar spirits. The Nile will dry up. Agriculture, fishing, and industry will fail. In fear and terror, they will turn to God. Isaiah 19:19-22 - "There shall be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, ...they shall cry unto the LORD, ...he shall send them a saviour, ...the Egyptians shall know the LORD, ...and shall do sacrifice and oblation, ...he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them." PRINCIPALS - "The Burden Of Moab" The land of Moab contained the descendants of Lot's children by incest. They became enemies of Israel in Moses' day. God sent judgment upon them. Two principal cities of Moab were destroyed during the night, and great mourning and howling overcame the people. Sackcloth and weeping marked the occasion. Even Isaiah's heart cried out for sorrow. The people fled, for the crops failed, and their water supplies were spent. Isaiah 15:3 - "In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly." PRINCIPLES - "Signs In The Heavens Will Announce Armageddon" When the LORD returns to reclaim the earth, the sun and moon and stars will bear witness. God will choreograph the most extreme drama in the heavens to announce His day of triumph. Isaiah 13:10, 13 - "For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. ...I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger." PROPHECIES - "Jesus Will Rule The Earth" When Jesus returns to rule the earth for 1000 years, He will righteously judge the poor and the meek. Isaiah depicts a period when Jesus will firmly bring all the people of the world to order. He will bring justice to those who love righteousness and destroy those who are wicked. Isaiah 11:4-5 "...with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."  Witness the Hand of the Lord Click and Watch  Head for the Light

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts. – 2 Peter 1:19

So many times when we need insight into a problem, we try to get it by focusing our attention on that problem. We study it. We ponder it. We examine it from every angle. But the Apostle Peter gives us a different approach. He says we should take heed (or focus our attention) to the written Word of God until the answer to that problem dawns on us through the light of revelation. We use the term seeing the light in the natural all the time. We say, “Have you seen the light on that yet?” meaning, “Do you have insight into that situation?” Well, the entrance of God’s Word into our hearts brings light (Psalm 119:130). It brings the insight we need. Have you ever been in a dark room and tried to find your way out? Or been lost outside in the night? What is the first thing you look for in these situations? Light! It could be coming from under the door or shimmering from a lamp in a house far off. But either way, you head straight for it. You don’t waste your time studying the darkness. You don’t focus your attention on that. You fix your eyes on the light because you know its brightness will drive out the confusion of the darkness and orient you to your surroundings. If you need insight on some problem or situation you’re facing, pay attention to the Word. Head for the Light and the answer you need will dawn on you.

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38