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That’s not my primary point, but I’ll admit that it’s possible. After all, the Bible clearly says things are going to get very bad on earth before Jesus comes. Personally, I’m praying that before the worst hits, our nation will awake unto God and experience great revival. Then the Rapture can come and God can whisk us out of here. But regardless of how events unfold, regardless of how bad it gets before we leave, if God is your refuge you don’t have to worry. As Proverbs 3:25-26 says, “You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is your security” (New Living Translation). As the righteous, you and I can survive national judgment or any other kind of danger! We can come through the worst times and end up more BLESSED than ever. If you want to see a picture of how it happens, read in the book of Exodus about what God did for the children of Israel the night before He brought them out of Egypt. Talk about a time of national judgment! On that night, all the firstborn in Egypt died because of the nation’s rebellion against God. But in the midst of it all, the Lord protected and prospered His people. He fulfilled the promise He made to them, that “against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel” (Exodus 11:7). God does the same for His people today. He makes a difference between the righteous and the unrighteous. Well, I don’t believe that’s fair! someone might think. Yes, it is. It’s absolutely fair! Anyone who chooses to can do what God says. Anyone can repent and receive His forgiveness. Anyone can receive Jesus as Lord, get born again, start obeying the Word and take refuge in God. Jesus said, “Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17). That means it’s our choice whether or not we receive God’s righteousness and take Him as our refuge. It’s also our choice whether or not we stay in that refuge day by day. If we choose not to, if we choose to step outside the protection of our covenant with God and live in disobedience to the Word, God won’t be able to help us. He’ll try to get correction to us, but if we ignore Him and insist on going our own way, we’re going to experience the consequences. And we won’t like them. Think again about the first Passover night in Egypt and you’ll see what I mean. Before the plague came, God told the Israelites to put the blood of the Passover lamb over their doorposts and then go inside their houses. “And none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning,” He said (Exodus 12:22). What do you think would have happened to a firstborn Israelite if he decided to ignore God’s instructions and go outside about midnight? He would have died—and it would have been his own responsibility because he chose to disobey. He decided to leave the protection of the blood and ignore God’s Word. My friend and fellow believer, let’s not make those kinds of choices in these dangerous times. Let’s get more serious than we’ve ever been about the Word of God. Let’s put our faith in God as our refuge, get rid of the trash in our lives and do what’s right. Then we’ll be safe no matter what happens around us. We’ll not only survive, we will thrive in the secret place of the Most High. V ***ADVERTISEMENT********* Stop living in fear! Learn how to live under God’s divine protection. In the Totally Protected Package, you’ll discover that God has already provided for your protection. The package includes Gloria Copeland’s paperback Your Promise of Protection, plus her 2-CD teaching, Totally Protected. Order the Totally Protected Package. sale $10.99* reg $15.99 #B140310 Order online & save an additional 10% kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 U.S. only +1-817-852-6000 *Plus shipping. Offer and price valid until March 31, 2014. ********************************* MAR '14 : BVOV : 31

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