What in the world is going on? World View Matters.

What in the world is going on??

Luk 21:25 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
Luk 21:26 men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

OT Example for us today:
1Ch 12:32 of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
3 points:
1) Having understanding of the times.
2) To know what Israel (God's people) ought to do.
3) Having all their brethren at their command (unity in mission).

The world is a mess, and people know it! There is an uncertainty, an edginess, a unsettling atmosphere pervading society.

The world is on edge, like one big giant nerve! The modern use of the word "triggered" is an indication of just that.

Triggered used be used to indicate a weapon has been discharged or an event set into motion. You can only trigger something already prepared, just waiting to go off! The trigger is not the event, it is the release of the event!

Recently it has been updated to indicate an event which sets off an emotional response- typically negative.

If someone says words to us that causes us to meltdown, guess what? That meltdown was just waiting in the wings, looking for an excuse to blow up and burn us down!

That's how society is acting today. Just a giant seething outrage looking for an outlet or excuse!

As hard as I look, I can't find the word "triggered" in my bible...

We're going to take a few weeks to talk about what's going on in the world, what it means, and how we are to respond (Biblically).

The battle that began in the Garden of Eden was over who's voice would we heed, who's language would we accept, and ultimately, to whom do we belong?
Do we want the Truth, or do we want something, anything else but the truth?
And that much hasn't changed.
Truth is not merely a set of ideas or facts; Truth is a Person!
Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Jesus contrasts God's will and the enemies agenda:
Joh 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

What satan did in the garden was introduce his language into Gods' creation:
Joh 8:42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
Joh 8:43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.
Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
Joh 8:45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
Joh 8:46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?
Joh 8:47 He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."

So man falls in Gen 3, sin is introduced into creation and death is the result, but God promises the "Seed of the woman" would crush satan's head.

This has been, and continues to be, the enemies agenda from the very beginning; Unite the world Against, and in the face of God!
His agenda does not require unity with each other, as long as they are unified AGAINST God and against the truth!

There is a battle raging for the hearts and souls of our children, our families, our friends, even our very existence as God's children.

We need to set our minds firmly that the current events we look at have this root, and we will NOT respond the way the enemy desires (no triggering!) but will instead search the scriptures daily to see what things be so!

Pastor Martin says, "I pose that the world is not a mess, but rather is ripe for harvest!"