Watch

In these perilous times in which we are living, Jesus tells you and I quite categorically that we need to watch. You’ll find that in Mark 13:36-37 (NKJV). He says, “lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

We are living in times when people are undecided. People don’t know whether they need to stay, to leave, to invest, to withdraw, to pursue their studies, to leave their studies, to get married, not to get married. These are times that we need to be very, very careful on the decisions that we make.

We cannot be swept up by the sentiments of the news media or of well-meaning people. Remember we always say at Shalom “A good idea is not always a God idea.”

Then on the other hand we cannot procrastinate either. We need to actually make decisions, because if we don’t, we’ll just start slipping backwards. Therefore, we need clear instructions from our Father in heaven. When we get a clear word from Him, you might be saying ‘but I’ve had no word from the Lord,’ well, that is also an answer from God, because if you’ve heard nothing from God that means you need to carry on with what you are doing at present. You don’t have to do anything, just be obedient to what He tells you. If He tells you to leave, then you need to leave immediately. If He tells you to stay, then you need to stay and that is where you’ll get your peace, when you are watching and waiting.

One of my favourite scriptures is John 16:33 (NKJV), “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”  So whether we be in the Middle East in the middle of a war, whether we be in South Africa or whether we be in Great Britain. The bottom line is, we need to be where God wants us to be because that’s where peace is found. To be in His perfect will, because that’s where He will undertake for us in everything that we desire. 

So have a great week and remember the Lord says “watch.” Keep watching and He will show you the way.

Jesus bless you
Angus and Jill Buchan