Shalom,
Psalm 121:1-2 is the perfect answer for anyone wanting to know what hope we have in this country!
1 I WILL lift up my eyes to the hills [around Jerusalem, to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah] -- From whence shall my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.
In the Old Covenant the presence of the LORD was found in Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount, within the Temple, in the Holy of Holies, where ONLY the High Priest could go! NOW, in our New Covenant, which was sealed by the blood of Jesus of Nazareth, we come boldly into His presence AND His presence is within US (born again believers)! Keep praying for this country AND keep spending time in intimate fellowship with the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible! He has promised to show us things to come (John 16:13)! AMEN! Then remember verses 7-8:
7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
The word "keep" is the Hebrew word, "shamar", which means: to protect, to guard, to watch over, to save, to preserve. BUT, He can only do so for those who stay in fellowship with Him and will stand on His Word in faith! Everything promised in the Word of God must be received by faith, which is trust and confidence in Him and His Word! Remember what faith is (Hebrews 11:1); where faith comes from (Romans 10:17); what faith does (Romans 4:17); and how faith works (Galatians 5:6). AMEN!
2 John 1 is all about the Truth! The word truth is found 4 times in the first 4 verses.
1 THE ELDERLY elder [of the church addresses this letter] to the elect (chosen) lady (Cyria) and her children whom I truly love -- and not only I but also all who are [progressively] learning to recognize and know and understand the Truth. 2 Because of the Truth, which lives and stays on in our hearts and will be with us forever: 3 Grace (spiritual blessing), mercy, and [soul] peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ (the Messiah), the Father's Son, in all sincerity (truth) and love. 4 I was greatly delighted to find some of your children walking (living) in [the] Truth, just as we have been commanded by the Father [Himself].
This word "truth" is the Greek word, "aletheia", which means: the veritable essence of a matter, truth is all its fullness and scope, of which HE is the perfect expression of truth! We know from John 17:17 that HIS WORD is Truth! So they are really talking about people who know and trust the Word of God! The Word of God is the very foundation of our lives and contains everything we will ever need to know to be wise and successful! KNOW IT!
Ezekiel 9-10 shows the carrying out of the judgement against the nation. BUT, there is ALWAYS a remnant that God preserves for His use! Ezekiel 9:3b-5:
3b And [the Lord] called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's ink bottle at his side. 4 And the LORD said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in the midst of it.
There's the remnant! In OUR day, that's us! Stay steady and strong in the Word, in praise and worship, in fellowship with like-minded believers and in prayer and YOU, TOO will be protected and provided for - NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS EARTH!
Shalom in Him!
