Eye Opener
God is still in control in perilous times
When the economy is failing; prices of oil and commodities rising up at uncontrollable magnitude; tuition fee increase in high school, college and graduate levels; unemployment is difficult to find even locally; production of rice stalled due to recent typhoon; wages of laborers increased by a small percentage and population soared up to more than 20 percent; how will the poor and the have-nots survive the difficulties? For crude oil, it's a global phenomena and the increase has its fatal effect on the economy of practically all nations. U.S Pres. Bush visited recently the Arab countries to appeal for the increased production of oil, but his appeal fell on deaf ears. While the Arab and other oil rich nations enjoy the ballooning of oil prices, the developed and underdeveloped nations await with anxiety the next move of the oil rich nations. It was predicted that the price of oil will sprout to $200 a barrel in not too distant future. Unprecedented development of infrastructure, high rise buildings, modern commercial districts and palatial homes keep on mushrooming in the Arab world.
Why are these hardships happening in Christian world? Are Christians punished due to their sins and the Arabs get richer and richer due to their so-called black gold deposit below their soils? In 1 Corinthians 10:11, "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." Perilous things are happening these days to both Christians and non-Christians. The end of sufferings will eventually cease, so people who have not received Jesus Christ should act now and publicly, before any Bible-believing minster and anointed laymen of God, should confess their sins and invite Jesus Christ to come to their hearts and be the Lord and saviour and invite Jesus Christ to come to their hearts and be the Lord and saviour of their life. 1 Peter 4:7, "But the end of all things is at hand, be ye therefore be sober, and watch unto prayer." People who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and walking righteously with God and are holy will surely inherit eternal life. 1 Peter 4:17, "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"
Truly, God is against all profiteers, dishonest merchants and businessmen, hoarders, exploiters and even government law enforcers who do not perform their sworn duty in times like these when prices are rising everyday and they are doing nothing despite the authority given to them by law on price violators and manipulators. You too are answerable to God for He loves the poor and the afflicted and downtrodden.
Rich businessmen and merchants and high government officials may be living in mansions here on earth with all the luxury in life, with your sins still telling you to accumulate more money in a dishonest way, you will be surprised, that when you come to heaven, if ever you will go there, that the poor and afflicted here on earth who lived a righteously and godly lives are occupying mansions in heaven. Expect that to happen and the children of God will say, Praise the Lord and Amen!