What can the righteous now do? The answer is found in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Just as Moses said all those years ago, when God’s people found themselves with Pharaoh’s army on one side and the Red Sea on the other, “Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD,”  Our God will keep us safe.  All we need do . . . is trust Him!

I was in a church service some time back where the pastor pointed out and honoured the eldest member of the congregation. Knowing that with age comes wisdom, he asked the man if he had any words of wisdom for the congregation. At that, the man said, “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”

It will be the climax of the ages! Our Lord Jesus Christ will come again, and will take the Throne of His father David, and will reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Democracy means that the people rule — a government of the people, by the people and for the people — but, without wanting to sound unpatriotic, I would like to suggest that democracy is only good if the people are good — and sadly, here in America, as well as in the other many nations of Israel, that is increasingly NOT the case. In the past generation especially, we have become more and more corrupt, and are now morally bankrupt.

In Exodus chapter 20 and Deuteronomy chapter 5, we read the commandments of God. These Commandments are the foundation of God’s Law, and of our culture, and in the keeping of them, we find great reward.

The Bible makes it clear that God has a people that He has chosen to be His very own. They are His special treasure and the apple of His eye. He has set His love upon them above all the other peoples of the earth. That people is Israel.

Have you ever heard someone say that they heard from God? I certainly believe that it can happen. The Bible says that the LORD doesn’t change, so what He did in Bible days, He can still do today. But sometimes people think they’ve heard from God when they really have not heard from Him at all, but have been deceived.

So dear reader, when you are overwhelmed, don’t fret. Go to the source of all power and all blessing and beg Him bid your storm to cease. Then just watch what happens.

The Word of God assures us that with Him, we will soar high above the cares of this world, and they will seem as nothing as we look at the big picture. We need only to TRUST HIM. “Ye have seen what I did . . . and how I bare you on eagles’ wings and brought you unto myself.” (Exodus 19:4)