Reminders

I'm not sure if its age or if it is the state of the world around us, but I find myself needing the reminders in God's Word more and more. I find myself needing to open the Bible and speak the promises of God out loud, to myself. I find myself spending more time in prayer than ever before. 

The headlines on our newsfeed are hard to digest day after day. The amount of division and strife  in our world is staggering. There is a looming sense of hopelessness. As a follower of Jesus Christ I have hope. I do not feel hopeless but I do feel the hopelessness of the world around me. Its like a heavy wet blanket at times. I feel others who are hurting and scared. I feel the weight of a world that is seeing what happens when you try to remove God from the equation. It hurts my heart. I'm sure it breaks God's heart as well. It never had to be this way. But when mankind rejects his Creator and demand to do things his way not God's there will be great trouble. 

But praise God those promises in His word are still true and powerful. Praise God He is able to do exceedingly more than I could ever ask or think or hope! Praise God Jesus is coming again and all the evil and all the wickedness will be judged; the scales of justice that seem to be so far out of balance will be balanced by His righteous hand! Balanced once and for all!

I need reminders to make an appointment, to buy apples, to get gas in the car... and I need reminders of Who is still in control. We all do!  That is why God gives us His word. We have the ability to hear His word and  read His Word, through so many avenues these days. Take advantage of the technology that has been given to you. Make wise use of  these blessed reminders of Who He is and who you are in Christ.