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Blessings of Having a Personal Relationship With Our Creator

So the LORD must wait for you to come to him

so he can show you his love and compassion.

For the LORD is a faithful God.

Blessed are those who wait for his help.

…he will still be with you to teach you.

You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

Your own ears will hear him.

Right behind you a voice will say,

“This is the way you should go,”

whether to the right or to the left.

Isaiah 30:18, 20-21

Blessings of Recognizing Birth Pangs

“And there will be strange signs 

in the sun,

moon,

and stars.

And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil,

perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.

People will be terrified at what they see

coming upon the earth,

for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Then everyone will see the Son of Man

coming on a cloud with power and great glory.

So when all these things begin to happen,

stand and look up,

for your salvation is near!”

Luke 21:25-28

Blessings of Listening To The Word Speak

“Nation will go to war against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be great earthquakes,

and there will be famines and plagues in many lands,

and there will be terrifying things

and great miraculous signs from heaven.

But before all this occurs,

there will be a time of great persecution…

And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies,

then you will know 

that the time of its destruction has arrived.”

Luke 21:10-11, 20

(Top of the cog train station from Zermatt, Verlais canton, Switzerland)

Blessings of Heeding Jesus’ Words

“Don’t let anyone mislead you,

for many will come in my name,

claiming,

‘I am the Messiah,’

and saying,

‘The time has come!’

but don’t believe them.

And when you hear of wars and insurrections,

don’t panic.

Yes,

these things must take place first,

but the end won’t follow immediately.”

Luke 21:8-9

(View from Harder Kulm Panorama Restaurant over Interlaken, Switzerland)