Into The Future

One thing is certain, time marches on. Hard to believe we are about to step into 2026! Time is flying and slipping into the future! I am certain it must be speeding up! Some of us are all too happy to say good riddance to 2025. Life can be hard, filled with disappointments, hardships, heartaches, losses, and the like. If we look back closely though, we will see the goodness of God in the midst of those trying times. May we praise God for giving us time to reflect, heal, start anew, and grow.  He is teaching us to fly in uncertainty and adversity!

Are you seeking God?  Are you placing your life and times in His hands? Then do not worry! God wants the best for you in everything that pertains to you! He truly is working all things together for good for those who love Him. We quote that scripture in Romans, but do we really believe it? I am telling you God is working all your things for good! Of course He is! He is a good God! He is the absolute best. There is none higher. There is no greater love, and you are a part of His grand plan. The plan that was set in motion before time began. He is with you in the valley, and He is with you on the mountain tops. Be at peace. Trust Him when He says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11).

As His children, made in His image, we are the blessed ones! He chose us while we were still sinners. He loved us before we loved Him. He has everything under control, no matter what it looks like! As our Pastor says, “the kingdom of God is not in trouble!” He commanded us not to fear! Tomorrow will take care of itself. Trust God on the daily! Lean on Him. Even the sparrows He feeds! Do you think He will not take care of His own children?

In the trials and tribulations of life we sometimes think where is God, I cannot take much more! Do not think for a second God has forsaken you! His grace is sufficient. He knows you and loves you. He is the God who sees! You can trust Him when it hurts or does not make sense. You can trust Him when He seems silent because He is good at all times! He warned us saying, "In the world you will have tribulation. But to take heart; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).  Life is a battlefield physically and spiritually. What we see with our eyes is not all there is. There is an unseen realm where spiritual battles take place. Know God hears you the moment you pray!  Remember in Daniel, when the angel sent by God appeared to him saying there was opposition in the heavens, and he was held up 21 days before he could get to him!

Be aware. Know your enemy. Stand against the wiles of the ancient serpent. He does not have new tactics; he plays out of the same playbook he has used for ages. He is not creative. But he is sly, sneaky, and masquerades as light. He mocks God, wants to be like God, and turns the truth of God upside down. In Luke, Jesus said, “Behold I have given you all power to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means harm you!” We must grow to understand the power and authority we have in Him. The enemy must bow to the name of Jesus Christ. The seventy-two disciples that were sent out reported back to Jesus how amazed they were because even the demons submitted to them in His name!

Trust the timing of God. He is a God of order. He works in times and seasons, ages, and dispensations. Even the demons in the Bible understood this. In Matthew 8:29, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” And how can we forget in Ecclesiastes 3, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…” Realize how good your God is, there is no other like Him. He is mighty, sovereign, patient, kind, perfect, holy, just, righteous, pure light and love! How can we question His ways?

God formed you in your mother’s womb. He knew you before you were born. Your name is written in Lamb’s Book of Life. He has great plans for you. Are you thinking it is too late, how could God use me now after the mess I have made of my life? If you are still breathing, it is not too late. Surrender your past, present and future to God and watch Him blow your mind with what He does with it.

God knows our failures, weaknesses, and stubborn hearts. He knew all the detours you were going to make before you did! He is majestic, all-powerful, and all-knowing. He knows how to weave the tapestry of your life together, with all your failures and shortcomings, in such a way to still bring about good. He is the master potter, and we are the clay. Know that God is orchestrating divine appointments as well as divine delays in your life. He is so cool. Trust Him! Talk to Him. He is working. He sees you! He knows you! Never doubt it.

Keep your lamps burning with oil, in anticipation of His coming. We are still to be “looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). Have your proper garments on, clothed in white, in His righteousness. Jesus is coming to get His bride without spot or wrinkle! Let us learn to walk in our true identity as born again, new creatures, with the 'spiritual DNA’ of God the Father! Our lineage is no longer Adam but God through Jesus Christ. As He is, so are we in this world! What an amazing gift to be children of God, to have His nature. God loves us so much that He made us part of His family! He chose us first, but we must also choose Him!

Place your trust in Jesus today if you have not already. Time is not endless. It keeps marching on until the fullness of time is complete. When God says times up, time is up! In this age of grace, God made it simple to be made right with Him. He requires that you believe in His son Jesus who died for you so that in Him you are no longer a slave to sin, no longer bound to the sin nature we inherited from Adam. The yoke of sin is loosed! You are set free by the blood of Jesus Christ. “The record of debt… he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame” (Colossians 2:15). "By His own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12). He paid the price we could not pay. Sin is removed as far as the east is from the west! In Christ, God no longer sees the stain of our sin, it was placed on His Son, the perfect lamb of God. Hallelujah!

What a time to be alive! We are seeing prophecies unfold before our very eyes. I believe God is going to move powerfully on the earth and the shakings will continue to escalate. The light will become lighter, and the darkness will become darker. We must learn to be strong in the Lord and mighty in His power! Share Jesus with those God places in our path and walk as children of the light! Celebrate this New Year with holy anticipation and consecration to the Lord. As we yield to Him, I believe God is going to move in ways we cannot imagine. He is looking for vessels to move through! Will you be available? Let's go 2026!!!