He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the Risen King. Ephesians 1:9-10, вЂњHe made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment-В to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.вЂќ I feel in this the End Times drawing near and as segregate and divide ourselves beyond the hope of man, Christ will come to unify us once again. In my heart, I know it is GodвЂ™s will speaking this message to me, because when I go to scripture I see the following verse and all the dots seem to connect. He is the One over all things, who speaks and things spring forth, who breathes life into us. Ephesians 1:11 says вЂњIn Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will.вЂќEven as I say all this we unite as Christians, churches, countries, and people of the world we must remember and realize that the true and only unifier is God. You are here at this moment in time during these events for a reason. All across the world people are divided by occupation, race, political viewpoints, and many more, but if we put our differences aside and come together I know we can change this world for the better. But I also feel God saying to my heart that if we are to piece this world back together we need to be united in doing so. For even in the darkest of times God has a plan for good. Whether it be attacks on police, terrorist attacks from ISIS, wars, new spreading of deadly sicknesses, people of differing political viewpoints battling back and forth, or the persecution of us as Christians, it can be easy just to despair in it. Recently, a lot of bad things have been happening around the world. As it says in Mark 8:36, вЂњWhat good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?вЂќ The world does not determine who you are, the only one who does is the Creator of the world, and He says YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

No matter what people say you are worth way more than you could even fathom to the God of the Universe. So Remember when persecution comes that we have a joy in Him even in the bad times, because He is a good, good, God. Psalm 34:18, вЂњ The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.вЂќ (ESV).

God is with you and has sent His Spirit into you. When you are persecuted it can make you feel hurt and alone, but YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It reaffirms this in John 15:19 when it says, вЂњIf you were of the world, the world would love its own but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.вЂќ God has had chosen you to be with Him, and there is no greater honor than that. You are a Child of God! You were made for so much more than fitting in, in this world. When the world knocks you down and tries to tell you that your not enough, DONвЂ™T LISTEN. But I want to tell you something today that might give you hope. It can be hard when you feel like your on the outside. We must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and Follow Him. Our purpose is to follow and worship the God of all creation. Not once does Jesus tell someone to вЂњget savedвЂќ, because that was His job. JesusвЂ™ call to us is all throughout the Gospels, when He calls us to follow Him. Good! Even the demons believe that-and shudder.вЂќ You may believe but as it says in James 2:19, вЂњ You believe that there is one God. What we donвЂ™t realize when we say this is that we donвЂ™t need to get ourselves saved, Jesus Christ already did that whenВ He died and rose again fulfilling scripture and conquering death.В If your goal in your relationship with Jesus is just to вЂњget savedвЂќ thatвЂ™s not truly being a disciple of Christ. I mean yes we need to acknowledge Jesus as Savior and Lord, but once saved they donвЂ™t do anything about it. Many times people say you need to вЂњget savedвЂќ.

IвЂ™ve seen this verse many times before but today when I saw it something clicked for me. 25В For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 24В Then Jesus said to his disciples, вЂњWhoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

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