What is your direction in life!

 

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Last week I was in Northern Ireland along with my wife. A friend and colleague was speaking to children each evening in a large marquee, and I was teaching adults from the Bible. It was a brilliant week and a great opportunity to tell hundreds of children about the Lord Jesus Christ and then to teach the children’s event leaders about things the word of God says will happen in the future.

As I journeyed home, I took some time to reflect and consider life. It was a beautiful day; the sun was shining, the sea was calm and glistening, and everything seemed to be going well. I knew where I was going (Liverpool, God willing) but I wondered if all my readers know where their destination will be when this life is over. Heavy stuff, but sometimes we need to stop and reflect!

During the past week, we have been considering what the Bible has to say about the future of this planet and its people. The Bible says that this world will not last forever; it is passing away - scary but true.

What should we do when unwelcome things come along?

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Photo by Filip Kominik on Unsplash

The year 2020 has brought some surprises, many of them unwelcome and none more so than this terrible coronavirus. None of us can escape its threat nor the prospect of its arrival on our doorstep. We have to take it seriously. It would be irresponsible to ignore the advice and not take precautions to limit its spread. No one has seen anything like this before.
 
What can we do when difficulties arise, when diseases like these come so close? We get the warnings, we take precautions and make preparations, but sometimes the best of these prove ineffective.
 
What else should we do? Is there someone to turn to?
 
Yes, there is! There is One who knows all about our troubles because He has been there before us in this sin-stained world. His name is Jesus Christ our Lord. Matthew 8.17 reminds us that “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses”.
 
Once He was with His friends crossing a lake in a small boat when a really wild storm sprang up and threatened to drown them all. They panicked and said to Him, “Do you not care that we are perishing?”
 
He calmed the storm and brought them safely to the shore. They marvelled at His power. He always cares. Read about it in Mark 4.35 - 41.
 
Whatever threatens us in life, and even death and the judgement for our sins, He has promised to carry us through in safety if we put our whole trust in Him. He is able and willing to save all who call upon Him. 

Used by kind permission of Bert Cargill, Scotland