My dear friends, I've had a hard time posting anything lately because I feel like I am personally in a battle for my life. Not my physical life, but my spiritual life. I personally believe that the time is drawing nigh that Jesus will return, and I feel Revelation 12:12 the latter part of the verse coming to pass "...for the devil is come down unto you, having a great wrath, because he knoweth he hath but a short time." My heart is being challenged these days on many fronts with this same theme. Are you going to get along, or follow Jesus? I've never had such a direct choice before. I've always been able to get along and follow Jesus, but the time is such that it is nearly impossible. Family, friends, church acquaintances are all falling on two sides of the issue. I feel that not only am I finding it difficult, but others are actually deciding not to get along with Christians any longer. I also have to say that I am hearing this from many many others. It seems we are all in the same boat, and I think that the situation gives us an opportunity. This is a time when we can band together and pray for each other and encourage each other. We have to if we are going to survive the final hours.
As you know from reading this blog, music is something special to me. So, it came as no surprise to me that two songs have become anchors for me in this most recent storm. The first is an old hymn by Fanny J Crosby entitled "Blessed Assurance".
Blessed assurance Jesus is mine!
Oh what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born with His Spirit, washed with His blood.
Perfect submission, perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echos of mercy, whispers of love.
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest
Watching and waiting looking above
Filled with His goodness lost in His love.
This is my story this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long.
The next song is one I remember from the 70's or early 80's but I just heard again on a new CD. It's titled "The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power"
The blood that Jesus shed for me
Way back on Calvary
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day It will never lose its power.
It reaches to the highest mountain
And it flows to the lowest valley
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
It soothes my doubts and calms my fears
And it dries all my tears
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power.
We have got to remember this. The blood will NEVER lose it's power. It doesn't matter what you are facing, Jesus has overcome!
