GOING FORWARD AFTER NEAR TRAGEDY

All of us have lived through a troubled time. The near assassination of President Donald Trump was a “sucker punch” to our growing hope for him to sail, unhindered, into the presidency. I am sure all of us have been uneasy though. This uneasiness has been like a shadow in the background that cannot be defined.

Now, unfortunately it has been defined. But just defining the shadow does not satisfy the concern that we have that President Trump will need to face other assassination attempts.

Truly, I was hoping the battle would ease a bit. It is difficult to be in a “fight or flight” mode for so many years. But it looks like the pressure is not going away.

What does this mean? It means that we have begun to live through the period in the Bible that is called the “wearing down.” of the saints.

Daniel 7: 25 “He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law, and they will be given to his hand for a time, times and half a time.”

There have been repeated attempts to change our laws, and they are successfully altering times.

And we are tired already.

So how do we live through this? We don’t want to be one of those who buckles and gives in to the enemy. It’s like one of the members of the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar in the Matrix movies.

This man had been awakened to that which is going on in the matrix, but as he says – he’s tired. He wants the good life he can have if he just goes back under the delusion under which the world is functioning.

We have been awakened by salvation, but we still need “to run” our race.

Within ourselves, are we still longing and waiting for sweet relief? or has the firm decision been made within ourselves to “take it” for Christ…..And “having done all, to stand.”