The Quake

O’ God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; O’ restore us. You have made the land quake, You have split it open; Heal its breaches, for it totters. You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger. You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. That Your beloved may be delivered, save with Your right hand, and answer us! –Psalm 60:1-5

I find myself more in tune with the events of the world as I move deeper in my journey. I cannot help but wonder that if the events that I am witnessing now are indeed a precursor to His promised return. I know that deep in my heart that God is not punishing His people but is rather allowing the events of the world to play out in such a way that His glory will be revealed. As horrific as the images are from Japan I know that all this is happening in this day and time for a reason. As I watch the unrest from the Middle East, in Europe and in this country I know that this too is happening in this day and time for a reason.

I know that the banner of truth that I am to carry in the message of Jesus Christ. I know that to follow Jesus Christ means that hardship will follow. I am in the process of preparing my heart and mind for a journey that I am about to go upon in the name of Jesus Christ. I am about the return to a land that grabbed my heart during my last visit. This land too was shaken by a quake and split open. When the land of Haiti was split open, those there to stand in the gap created were standing firm with the banner of Jesus Christ. The banner of Jesus Christ brought hope to those whom were reached. This banner created a rock which helped create a rock for those to take their stand upon.

The word hope was very popular in 2008. However, the problem with the hope that was proclaimed in 2008 was asking people to place their hope in a man. I now see many disillusioned by that misplaced hope and any hope placed in man is doomed to failure. The true place where our hope needs to be placed upon is the rock of Jesus Christ. He never disappoints. He never leaves me hungering for truth. He is the truth and to follow Him wherever He chooses to lead me is my greatest testament to His being.