While flying home from London via LA after ministering in the early 90s, the Lord spoke to my heart, saying, “You have seen the world at its best.” Since then, there have been many great medical discoveries and technical advances, but life is now more complex and much more concerning.
I was born in 1940, the year in which the Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over England. I have seen the boom years in which wool and mineral sales brought prosperity to Australia. I’ve witnessed the introduction of jet passenger aircraft and also space exploration and later viewed the landing of man on the moon, plus industrial and commercial development on a scale that was almost unimaginable.
I have, indeed, seen the world at its best. Worldwide terrorism was unknown, as was HIV, Covid-19 and similar viruses. Will I live to see the world at its worst? God alone knows. But I have learned from experience that whatever life throws up, the inner comfort of the Spirit of God is more than enough to see us through and beyond it — along with our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After all the trials of life, which the Psalmist likens to the relief that sailors feel after returning from storms at sea: “Then they are glad because they are at peace. [God] brings them to their desired haven.” (Psalm 107:30)
May God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, bring you and your loved ones safely through the tumultuous years that are no longer ahead but current and becoming worse. Christians, however, are untouched by them because of their ‘above’ relationship with God through His Son and the authority in heaven and earth of the Name of Jesus.
We are not in denial of terrible events taking place around the globe but through the power of Jesus Christ are experiencing God’s power day-by-day in our hearts and minds — touched in part by Eternity and waiting expectantly for the fulness of it at the return of our Lord Jesus, who said: “Let not your hearts be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1)