I Wonder Why....

 I wonder why God has me here and alive on this earth at this end time when Bible prophecy is taking place right before my eyes? I wonder why He doesn't just take us out of here.?  I wonder why we have to keep enduing this craziness.

 Many years ago, as I was growing up, my father thought he would be alive when Jesus comes back. But alas, he passed away in 2005 at the age of 83. 

And here I am. Instead of him watching and waiting on Jesus, here I am.

And so, I ask myself, why am I here while the world is off kilter, and I am supposed to "occupy until Jesus returns to the earth."?  Luke 19:13 

Actually, that scripture in Luke 19 is a parable that Jesus taught which means we should, be active and faithful in the work of the Lord until he comes back for us. And surely that applies to us today, that is, those of us that are watching for His coming and long for what He has promised us.  

But still. I have things going on in my little part of the world that have not been pleasant. Dealing with a teenage girl who is a member of my family that has gotten into drugs and causing trouble. Some of you may know what that is all about. I can honestly say the only time I ever had this kind of problem was many years ago when my husband was an alcoholic. Thankfully he did get saved after 15 years of marriage, and God redeemed him. 

But he had a lot to lose. A wife and four kids and he had experience to back him up that told him what he was doing was not a good choice.

This teenage girl doesn't have years of experience to know that yet. She wants what she wants and doesn't think getting addicted to drugs applies to her because she is too smart for that. And yet, she does not see what we see and what we see in her are not good choices.

So ok. Now you know what I and other family members are dealing with in our corner of God's world and does that apply to what is happening in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip?

So do I need to fear the awful things going on? Whether in government, the world and in my own neighborhood?

And I wonder, how am I to do that without being fearful?

Jesus told us to occupy until he comes. I believe that means that no matter what is going on around us or where the noise is coming from, we are to do just that. Even during these end times

In my case as well as other family members, we do have to carry on in his work to be ready for His coming. We don't just stop working. We don't just stop trying. We just don't stop praying. I did not ask God for what he has me in dealing with a entitled teenager. I took her in on an entirely different situation. Getting into drugs have been more current. Never-the-less, God allowed her to be here to try to help give her a family that loves her and one which she did not have before we met her. But the battles with her have been hard the last few months. And only God knows where this will end. 

Time for all humanity here on earth is short. We must do what we can to lead those that do not know Jesus to offer them a hope that will not lead them to where they may otherwise spend in eternity. 

Occupy until He comes again. Do his work faithfully until then. Wherever we are, and whatever is going on cannot not stop us or should not stop us because there are too many lives at stake. The eternal things, the things not of this world, they are what hangs in the balance. 

Due to the fact that Thanksgiving is on Thursday, I will post tomorrow but it will be something that has to do with Thanksgiving.  Then on Friday or Saturday, I will be back on the subject I started today. And it will be more about what Jesus told us about his second appearing, and what is going on in the middle east that has many people around the world, not only concerned but looking for Jesus coming back. 

Thanks for coming around today. 

Until next time, may God the Father bless you as He wills and give you peace.