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The Wayfarers trilogy by author Jim Yackel

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Storm Watch 6-30-10B: Sunshine, Lollipops, and Roses by Jim Yackel







While we are not entirely sure why we are in this tunnel, none the less we are in it. While we can see the light at the end of it, it doesn't necessarily indicate that there is a brighter day waiting. Instead, our emergence from this tunnel will be into the teeth of the Storm.

Jesus never said life would be sunshine, lollipops, and roses. But, we do know that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from His love.

We will emerge from here stronger than how we entered, and yet we will appear in a more hostile place. We will surface into gale-force winds which will make us desire to run back into the tunnel-but we cannot! To this we have been called and the Storm will batter us but it will not defeat us.

The furious anger of the Riders on the Storm will be aroused. In that, they will not be satisfied with anything less than our mitigation if not complete annihilation. We will not cede to their mandates or Marshall Law. We will refuse to worship at their corrupted altars. And when they come to take our bibles, we will clutch God's word even unto death.

They will attempt to rob us of our spirit and destroy our will but our will is God's will - so let them cut our cable wires and unplug our lights. Let them block our roads and jam our telecommunications. They can crush our bones but they cannot crush our spirit. While it is dark and dank in the tunnel, we will find strength in gathering numbers as the Storm Troopers convene and converge.


Dear Lord, as we step up out of the tunnel, we may see bright light but not the bright of day. Kingdoms and nations may rise against each other while power brokers play their nefarious games of dominance and control.

We need Your power and Your strength more today than yesterday. Surround us, Oh Lord, with your love and Your glistening Holy Spirit as we are but Your servants who have been called to undertake a task beyond the full scope of our understanding.

Help us to lead the lost and to encourage the found. We can't do this without You, as we cannot do anything good without You. We are dead men and women without You. Give us the life to see this journey and this task through the growing violent Storm to its conclusion. In that, we await the sound of the trumpet as we say 'even so come quickly Lord Jesus'.

In Your glorious name we pray, Amen.

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