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Don't Lose Heart

 These past few months, I have found myself standing in line for many reasons. Most of the time, I talk with the people around me. Inevitably, the conversation moves to how much evil is going on in the nation. I always state that I believe that God hears the cries of His people and will expose and remove corruption. As I think about these conversations, only once did the person agree with me. Most of the time, I hear the same thing. “I know that with God, all things are possible, but nothing is going to change. Jesus is coming, and we need to hang in there till He comes.” Even now, when I reread the quotation, my heart gets so sad. Satan has really pulled one over on God’s children if we believe that there is nothing Christ-followers can do.

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit,” James 5:16-16 NASB.
Over and over again, in the Bible, God worked through a remnant or a chosen person, those that were willing to have that beyond-the-norm faith that God will. There is a reason God tells us not to lose heart because Satan is always trying to tempt us towards quitting. Today, ask yourself if there is an area that you have adopted the idea to accept evil as-is, or you just need to learn to work around it. Yes, I agree that Jesus is coming, but until that day, Christ-followers need to hold-the-line or reclaim lost territory until His return. Go look up 1 Timothy 2:1-6, then make plans with God on an area God needs you to concentrate prayer. Do not relinquish till God answers. Remember 2 Peter 3:9 that God is not slow about His promises. Maybe, God has not moved in removing the corruption because He is giving someone ample opportunity to repent. Is salvation for another worth the wait?
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