Through the Ages of Time!

 Our world is upside down it seems.  We have a global pandemic, countries battling countries, countries battling within themselves. We are wondering who we can trust. Or who we should trust.  We are seeing our loved ones die too early from a deadly virus.  And now the virus is mutating into another strain. We place hope in a vaccine.  

Think about it, does this seem familiar?  Do you remember your grandparents talking about plagues, recession, wars? They thought for sure the world was coming to an end.  Now jump to the next generation., that of our parents.  They recall WWII, and the Korean War.  They recall the Great Depression, having to wear hand-me-downs, shoes that the soles wore off, rationing foods when they were school aged.  And the presence of Polio, Smallpox, Tuberculosis, and other illnesses.  Even losing young siblings to diseases like pneumonia.  What was happening to their world? 

Now we come to our generation. We remember the Vietnam War. Gas rationing. But through the use of vaccines, smallpox and polio was mostly gone. We still had measles and mumps, and chicken pox.  As for plagues or pandemics, I remember the Hong Kong flu.  My own father was so very ill from that. But as time moved on, the vaccines for those proved effective also.  

I also recall the racism and racial wars taking place in our own country.  We thought once again, what is our world coming to, our own country? Then things calmed down a bit. 

And the next generation comes along. Our own children. We are faced with terrorism attacking our own homeland.  Our children were going to war.  Some never to return home. Some never the same.  We began to see illnesses return. The Swine flu, some evidence of smallpox returning. Even tuberculosis.  And now we have this new pandemic, the COVID 19 virus.  Here we go again. And there is political unrest. There is fighting happening within.  Not to mention still threats from others.  

After all of these generations, have we not learned? Do you see the pattern?  There is a greater enemy involved here.  A spiritual enemy that does not want us to see success, and definitely not unity.  

But I have the best news ever! We have a power that is mightier than all others. The power of our loving God, our Lord Jesus Christ. 

8.   “Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle. 

9.  Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. 

10. Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory. 

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭24:8-10‬ ‭HCSB

He is the King of glory. He will reign forever. He was, and is, and forever will be victorious. No matter how bleak things seem, there is always hope. Our Lord Jesus will not leave us helpless or hopeless.  

Call out to Him.  Reach for Him.  No matter what you face, grab ahold of Him, and never let go.   

Every generation will face their battles.  They will have viruses, plagues, wars, and on and on.  Until the day Lord Jesus comes back, we will face battles.  Why? Because the enemy, the devil, does not want us to thrive, and have victory.  These battles are as much spiritual as they are physical.  But we have the upper hand.  We have Jesus!