THREATS & VICTORY!

Good morning, blog readers, from cloudy, rainy and cool (47 degrees) Wisconsin where, on my morning walk, I saw: 4 deer and 3 bunnies! Thank You, Jesus!

This recent (3/21/24) headline, from JNS (Jewish News Syndicate), sadly got my attention this morning: “FBI: Since October 7, ‘almost every major terrorist organization in the world’ has threatened the U.S.”

The JNS staff reported: “The Unites States has been in a ‘heightened terrorism threat environment” since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, and almost every major terrorist organization in the world, including Al-Qaeda, and ISIS, have called for terror attacks against the United States, an FBI official testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security.”

“We’ve also seen an uptick in threats against the Jewish community here in the United States and abroad,” said Robert Wells, assistant director of the bureau’s counterterrorism division. We remain concerned about threats from lone actors or small cells radicalized to violence online. In addition, we are very focused on the threat posed by the more traditional foreign terrorist organizations and the state-sponsored terrorism threat from Iran,” added Wells in his testimony on Wednesday.”

Certainly, there is enough “bad news” out there in the world to frighten us. And yet, this made me think of Scriptures like: Psalm 113:6-7 where the psalmist wrote: “For he (the righteous man) will never be shaken; he will not fear evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” Then, there is Psalm 32:7 where David wrote: “You (God) are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.”

Yes, dearly beloved in Christ, there’s enough in the daily news to be scared about. But, remember, this is not our home. And, one day, Jesus will come and take us out of this messy and evil world to our heavenly home where all will be safe and glorious for eternity. Glory to God!

And, if you are not a believer in Jesus, please know you will spend your eternity in hell, along with the devil and his demons. The choice is yours. Please choose wisely and agree with God you are a sinner who needs a Savior Who is Jesus (Romans 3:23, 24) and believe He died on a cross for your sins, was buried and raised from the dead (I Corinthians 15:1-4) to forgive all your sins and give you eternal life (John 3:16). And, believe me, you will be eternally grateful!

And, to the believers in Jesus, let me remind you that, until He comes, we are to: watch, wait, work, witness for, walk with and worship Jesus until He comes. Blessings with love, Doug (3/26/24)