Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because
thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten
cities.
Many are discouraged with the election results in the United States
today, others, perhaps are elated. Most Christians and Messianic believers
do not see the nation choosing Biblical values with the continuation of the
present administration, and are deeply concerned about the direction
America is heading.
It is our view that the Scriptures do not hold out a political hope
for mankind in this age, but that the political scene will be increasingly
consolidated by evil powers, moving toward a system overseen by an
anti-messiah; [Rev. 13]. And since Yeshua's (Jesus') great commission to us
was directed primarily at individuals when He said to go make disciples of
all the nations, we will continue to focus on the individual lives which we
can help to save, bless, encourage, and disciple.
We are not losing the battle. The gates of Hell will not prevail
against the Lord's building of His Body, and His kingdom will come, as
millions have prayed, when He, the King, returns here to set it up. [see
Acts1:6-7, Revelation 11:15] In this light, let me remind you of a popular
story which offers a profound but simple encouraging message:
A young man once went to the beach. There, he saw miles and miles
of starfish washed up on the sand. “If these starfish stay out here
during the heat of the day,” he thought, “they'll die.” So he began
picking up one starfish at a time as he walked, and threw them one by one
back into the ocean.
An elderly man also walking along the shore approached him and
said, “Do you mind if I ask young man, what are you doing?” “I'm
throwing these poor starfish back into the ocean so they don't die in the
hot sun,” the youth replied. “But what difference can you really
make,” said the old man, “Look at this beach -- there are thousands,
maybe millions, of starfish here!”
The young man smiled as he threw yet another starfish into the sea.
“Well -- it made a difference to that one!” “Faithful in a
very little”, the Word of God says. It is faithfulness in the little
things that the Lord rewards mightily! Every individual human being is
precious and inestimably valuable to God. It is no waste of time to address
the spiritual, emotional, or physical needs of any of the millions of
individuals who suffer in one way or another. So keep "walking the beach
and rescuing starfish", being faithful in small things. We believe that
somehow, our reward will involve a broader authority when the Lord's
kingdom arrives with Him. These are His words: "because thou hast been
faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities."(George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah)
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