Great Misery! Great Distress! by Myra Boozer

Many are living in great misery or distress tonight because of what is going on in our world. I have read there are fires in California, Oregon, Washington state, and in many countries. Alberta is on fire, Greece, Brazil, Portugal, Algeria and many others. These fires are destroying homes, properties, jobs, everything in its path.

Texas and Florida has been flooded and the misery will go on for a long long time in these areas because people have lost EVERYTHING. Where do they start? Not hundreds but thousands upon thousands of people are in distress NOW. Sierra Leone and Niger have experienced massive floods, mudslides and deaths by the thousands. Then Northern California continues to bake in the triple digit temp. Earthquakes have hit Idaho, Japan and Mexico. The news stated that North Korea has fired its 6th Missile over Japan and into the Pacific. Wars and rumors of wars are on the rise.

These are days of TRIBULATION. No I didn't say, THE GREAT TRIBULATIONS but I did say Tribulation. The meaning of this word is great misery or distress. You, may not be feeling it but you can be sure those who are in its clutches do! Jesus said in John 16:33, "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

The New Testament Church went through much tribulation. Paul said in his letter to the Church at Thessalonica, 1 Thess. 3:1, “Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;” Then in 1 Thess. 3:4, "For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation, even as it came to pass, and ye know." Yes people, our world is in tribulations just like Jesus said.

Jesus also told us in Matthew 24:21, "For THEN shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." So things will become worse than what is happening NOW...much worse. This is why we are constantly urging everyone to have a personal and vital relationship with Jesus Christ because those who do not are going to suffer not only the Great Tribulations but also the wrath of God. We have a great promise in 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, "For God hath not appointed us to WRATH, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him, Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."

I read today the most dangerous lie of Satan is not "there is no God" or "there is no hell" but that "THERE IS NO HURRY.” Remember Satan is a liar from the beginning!