Finding Comfort

You go to work one morning just as you have been doing for years giving it all to your company. You walk in and are informed that you are no longer needed. You see people who are deathly ill with no hope of recovery and there families deeply suffer in Faith and finances. We witness hunger and poverty all over the world and yet we are blind to what happens in our own backyard. All we can see is a long black tunnel that seems to have no end. There is no light only darkness. Where do we find comfort in these trying and struggling times? Is there a place and an answer ? Yes there is without a doubt!!!!!!! The book of Isaiah 40 is full of words of comfort.
When asked the question; Where is God ? What would your first answer be ? For most people it would be in Heaven. Which is true, but God is more than just in Heaven. He lives in all of our hearts. Have you ever told God about something that you held in your heart that he didn’t already know ? No, you have not ! Our minds cannot comprehend the awesome power of God, he is knowledge and he knows it all. Sometimes it is the great storms in our lives that build our Faith in him. [ Isaiah 40;8, The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of God stands forever.] Always remember that God is always there, all you have to do is call out. Put all of your problems in the hand of the Lord, he can handle things much better that we can. This is something I do every single morning, down on my knees thanking God for everything in my life. Praising him for the coming day and putting everything that happens in the course of that day in his hands.[ Isaiah 40;12, Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand , or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighted the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance.]
So many people worship false idols in life. Gold, money, possessions of all kinds are far more important to some people than a relationship with the Lord. Yet there lives are in turmoil and they cannot understand why. A storm in our life can destroy us or build us. God works in our lives every second of the day, the trouble is many souls have on blinders. They continue complain about how bad things are instead of letting God handle things. The Lord never gives up.[ Isaiah 40;28, Do you not know ? Have you not heard ? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.] God will never be late or check on how much we owe, he will always be there. Have you ever closely watched as an eagle soars and can see for miles. They have there eyes focused on what they want and they get it.[ Isaiah 40;31, But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.] Our we focused and do we have our eyes and heart set on what we want ?
Anytime in life that you think you are really somebody and you think you can do it all without him, think of this!!!!! [ Isaiah 40;25,26. To whom will you compare me, or who is my equal, says the Holy one. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all of this? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.] Walk outside tonight and gaze at the heavens and know what our God has done. Do you still think that you can do it without him in your life ? I need God and I need prayer, and if you are honest, so do you!!!!!

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G.Z.

Matthew 24 Is Knocking At The Door

Some people might say that the end times are very near, taking into consideration the current state of worldly events that take place on a daily basis. The world is indeed in a sad state of affairs, and that is putting it mildly. Whenever you take God out of the picture as our current government has been trying to do, we commit national sins that can and are causing our country and people to suffer gravely. On top of that they are not standing side by side with Israel as all of our former leaders have done. Anyone or country that goes against Israel will without a doubt has many problems. Look at the current state of our economy, jobless situation, homes being lost and the many other seriously painful situations that are happening to our country. Washington just doesn’t get it, take God out of the picture and the picture frame starts to crumble. Signs of the end of an age are here and have been increasing rapidly. Jesus left the temple and was walking when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings, ‘’ Do you see all these things? He asked. I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another, every one will be torn down. As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. ‘’Tell us,’’ they said’’ when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of an age?’’ Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. As we look at the things that are happening everyday on our planet one would believe that we are indeed moving into the end times and it seems as if no one cares. Our government continues to commit national sins that we may never recover from. Our grandchildren and there grandchildren will continue to pay for all of the current horrible mistakes being made each day.
For as lightening that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.. Matthew 24 is knocking at the door. And the sound is getting louder and louder every single day. The sad part is that most people don't hear it !!!!!

Aim at heaven and you get the earth thrown in.
Aim at the earth and you get nothing.

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G.Z.

In Search Of Perfect

Everybody is in search of something. As humans go thru the journey of life we always want all things to be running smooth. But how many times does that really happen? Lets take a beautiful home with a loving family. Can this home be perfect? Yes indeed, the house can be perfect however the family that lives inside cannot and will not be perfect. Within any family on the face of the earth there will be problems within each other. Disagreements, jealously, dislike and there will always be some sort of problem or another as long as your life exist. But there will also be love. Why? Because we are human! Can a workplace be perfect? Yes it can, however the people cannot. There will sooner or later be disagreements and problems of some sort. Why? Because we are human!!
Can a church be perfect? Yes indeed it can. There are some beautiful churches all over the place that are simply amazing. However the people inside cannot be perfect. Someone will be jealous, disagree, opinionated, short tempered and the list can go on and on. But the church building can be perfect!! The structure, the boards ,the nails that hold it all together can be perfectly put in place to make it perfect. Everything can be perfect until you blend in the human element. We are all so much alike yet totally opposite. And we very seldom agree on anything so we just work around it. This usually ends up in some sort of strife in our lives. Why is this so prevalent in all of our lives? Simply put it is because we are human. Look at the beautiful earth that God has created for us and what do we do with it ?
Well we sure don’t take care of it like it was our temporary home. We humans continue to litter, pollute and slowly destroy the earth. When the human race is gone from the earth it will flourish, untainted by the human touch. We are all so difficult in some way or another!! Yet we struggle to get along and try to make things work. In search of perfect can take a life time journey and in the end you will still be looking for perfect.
Is there such a thing as a perfect place? Yes it is ,we just wont find it here. Is there such a thing as a perfect person? Yes it is, but we will not be able to see that person until we reach heaven and look into the eyes of God. Then and only then will we see perfect. Because perfect does not exist in the human race here on earth. It never has and it never will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So make the best of the people who you come in contact with each and every day and take joy in knowing that we all have something in common. IMPERFECTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine the person in your life that is the hardest to get along with, then imagine the rest of the world being just like that person. Scary isn’t it ? That’s why God made us all different. Praise the Lord .

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G.Z.