“Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.” (Matt 24:7-8 ESV)
This is part of Jesus response to the question asked by His disciples “What will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?”
The hard fact is that we live in a broken world. A world marred by sin. The perfect world where there was no change in season, no rain or snow storms, no earthquakes, tornadoes or tsunamis was gone because sin entered into the world. Our mother earth groans in anticipation for what is coming soon.
“For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” (Rom 8:22 ESV)
Jesus reminds us that we are to expect these natural calamities to happen. Nothing in nature happens outside of the providence of God. In all things God is in control. He is just and trustworthy in all times. Our God, who makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust, is sovereign over all things.
While there are worse things yet to come in this life, the good news is that the best is looming on the horizon.
He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” (Isaiah 25:8-9 ESV)
Hold-on. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. The best is yet to come.
Umagang kay ganda kaibigan.
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