Scott Hinkle

Though it feels like everything is crumbling around us, we have a choice; we can watch from the sidelines or be used as God’s vessel in the midst.

The times you and I now live in could be lumped into categories ranging from "unsure" to "unsettling" to "unnerving" to flat-out "frightening." One great positive during these days, however, is the fact that God is not the least bit nervous about what's happening.

He, in fact, told us there would be periods like this. Living our lives from God's perspective allows us to share one of many distinct advantages with Him--we can have peace while troublesome times are brewing all around.

Some passages in the New Testament provide us with a parallel to current world affairs. Consider the words of Jesus in Matthew 24. His disciples asked Him, "'What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?'" (v. 3, NIV). When I think about how Jesus answered His followers, it seems as if He had been watching today's CNN Headline News reports. He said:

God wanted the disciples out of the comfort of Jerusalem so the gospel would spread. Growing up on the famed Jersey Shore, I spent all my summers on the beach. Music, friends, hot dogs, french fries, fun and the ocean–I loved it all, especially the ocean. Even today–though I have much less opportunity because I …

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