In situations of urgent need when human beings are confronted with seemingly insurmountable problems, they call out to a mighty God. “Lord, help!” – Such is the content of their prayers in uncertain times. I am reminded of a Bible passage from Exodus 14:14 that really speaks to the point: “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” At the time, the question was about which path the people of Israel should take through the desert: in front of them lay seemingly insurmountable obstacles – and behind them the Egyptian army of an angry Pharaoh. The Israelites gave in to panic and cried out to God. Moses told them what they were to do: “Trust in God and be calm! If He is on our side, nothing can happen to us!” And as we learn from this account, the Lord did indeed intervene – in an unexpected and very effective manner – in order to deliver His people.

We too are at times confronted with difficult situations. At such times the Holy Spirit calls upon us not to panic or blame God for our misery. Instead, He reminds us that God is the one who will deliver us! Soon He will deliver us – in unprecedented fashion – by sending us His Son to take us to Himself! Together with His Apostles, Jesus will see to it that His bride is ready for His return. For this reason, let us keep calm in temptations, trust in God, and prepare ourselves in prayer for the great moment of our rapture.

Again and again, we also experience times when things go well for us. At such moments let us come to the Lord to praise and glorify Him because we know that we owe all the good things we have to His grace. We enjoy the joy and happiness that God grants us. Let us also prepare ourselves in prayer for the return of Christ in such good moments of our lives, and let us not forget that God desires to grant us something even more beautiful: eternal fellowship with Him!

Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider

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Often we find our way into circumstances over which we have no control or influence. We might suddenly fall ill, or perhaps become involved in an accident through no fault of our own. We might unexpectedly receive notice that we are about to lose our job or our place to live. These and other such events or incidents might well come along to make our lives difficult. Most of the time, we come to the conclusion: “There is simply nothing you can do about it. Might as well get used to it. There is nothing you can do in this case!”

This may be true, but that does not mean God cannot do anything about it!

Paul and Silas could not do anything about the fact that they had been thrown into jail. They did not even have a lawyer who could plead their case on their behalf. But they did have their faith! This faith gave them the certainty that nothing is impossible for God. And lo and behold: God sent them an angel to free them in a miraculous way.

Even when there is nothing we can do about it, as children of God we need never resign ourselves to our fate. If it is God’s will, He will go to work on our behalf!

Food for thought from a divine service by the Chief Apostle

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