Placing faith in governments, government agencies, and elected and appointed officials is an exercise in heartbreak, futility, patience, and a lesson learned that the only place to truly place one’s faith is in the Lord Jesus Christ. Especially when that government, those agencies, and those elected and appointed officials do not uphold their oaths to serve, when they are visibly, audibly seen not serving righteousness and if not serving righteousness what then? As there is only one other to serve.
In the worst adversity, the greatest time of trouble and sorrow, when there seems no hope and all is lost keep your heart, your eyes, your faith on and in Jesus.
It is very hard now. A very hard thing. What was daily life is now gone. Upside down. Removed. So much pain and woe. If keeping eyes, heart, and mind on what was lost, we run the risk of wavering in our faith in God, in Jesus, in God’s promises — which He will never go back on.
This is a most difficult and trying time. So much loss. So much pain. So much work today, tomorrow, and for years to come.
May the Good Lord bless the people afflicted richly and deeply in His tender mercies and love. May He provide comfort and souls to be there for those in need. May each of us pray as never before as Reverend Franklin Graham and others have petitioned. Fervent, faithful prayers continually lifted up to God knowing while we may not understand how, or why, that His promises to His people are eternal.
The storms and travails of this life, as large and impactful as they are, while it might not be easy to think like this now — will amount to nothing and be forever forgotten in the eternal life that awaits faithful and obedient disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pray for all those suffering, dealing with so much loss. Pray for our nation. Pray for repentance of our people, of the church, of the remnant, and for God to pour out His Spirit and blessings on us as we humbly come before Him with our supplications and petitions, spiritually, faithful, frequently.
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Ken Pullen, Saturday, October 5th, 2024
Whole Towns Eradicated: Praying Amid The Western North Carolina Apocalypse
October 3, 2024
Reprinted from Harbinger’s Daily
Isaiah 63:9 KJV – ” In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them…”
My heart is broken. My tears unending. My mind reeling from the images coming out of Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The destruction is beyond belief!
So many of you have written, texted, emailed and called to express your heartfelt concern and prayers. Thank you!
Invariably I’m being asked, “How is your family?” “How is your father’s house?” Everyone of my family who live in the area have been accounted for. My father’s house, as I understand, is intact, although the road to it is impassable.
The town of Montreat where I grew up, and which I still consider “home,” has no power, food, water, or internet. The roads are washed away. People cannot get in or out. The town where my sister lives, Black Mountain, is underwater. In pictures, I can just see the top of the train station roof above the flood waters…the same train station where we used to meet Daddy when he came home from his trips.
The town where I went to high school, Swannanoa, has virtually been erased. Eradicated. It is no more. The village of Biltmore where my mother loved to go for lunch, and where I still take my daughters and granddaughters, has been virtually destroyed by flood waters that went as high as fifteen to 20 feet.
Boone, where my brother lives, has been underwater also, with no food, water, power or cell service. And those are only the places I am familiar with. I can’t imagine people in Georgia, Tennessee, and the mountain coves where people are tucked away and may not be located for a long time. Everyone cut off without power, cell service, food, drinkable water, medicines, baby formula, and the list goes on. God have mercy on us!
While FEMA and the government have been absent, my brother’s organization, Samaritan’s Purse, has an army of volunteers on the ground, as well as helicopters in the air. I encourage you to volunteer or donate to Samaritan’s Purse and designate it for Western North Carolina.
Psalm 29:10 has been emblazoned on my mind. The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. I know He is in charge. He is in control. He could have contained this flood. If He is Lord over it, why didn’t He? This is one of those times when I simply bow to His sovereignty and trust Him when I have no answers to “why.” But I cling to what His word says: “Many waters cannot quench love, nor can floods drown it” (Song of Solomon 8:7). I know God loves the people of Western North Carolina. I am one of them. So I claim His promise in Psalm 29:11: “The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace.“
It’s Time To Pray…
Sovereign Lord,
Words fail me. What can I say? How can I pray? Nothing like this has ever happened to the place and the people that I love. My people. Like Isaiah when King Uzziah died, help me to look up. To see You on the throne (Isaiah 6:1). I know You are righteous in everything You do (Daniel 9:14). You don’t make mistakes. Your purpose is perfect. Your love unfailing. You are faithful to every generation. Please! Strengthen Your people. Give them peace in the midst of the mud, destruction and death. Bring them help to cut down fallen trees, rebuild bridges, restore power and cell service, connect people with their loved ones. Energize churches and Your people outside the area to gather and distribute critical relief supplies. Give the volunteers multiple opportunities to have Gospel conversations with those they help. Comfort those who are not only coping with the physical destruction, but who are grieving over family members or friends who have been lost or can’t be found.
God of Mercy, cause the people struggling with the aftermath of Helene to look up. To turn to You. Please. Could this be one reason You have allowed such devastation? Use it to get people’s attention, draw them to Yourself, then show up in power to strengthen, encourage, and help them overcome the massive challenges they face. You have promised that when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, You will be with us (Psalm 23:4). We claim the gentleness and quietness of Your presence, like the mist in the valleys, to settle on Western North Carolina, bringing life, healing, and hope.
PS Please, dear God, we know You can multi-task. So while you are at work in Western North Carolina, we praise you for giving supernatural, miraculous protection to Israel during the missile barrage from Iran. We know You used the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow air defense systems, but only You could possibly have made the systems 100% effective. Thank You! Now we continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Great Lion of Judah, defend and protect the land and the people upon whom You have placed Your name. Use the enemy attacks to turn the hearts of Your people to You. Open their eyes to see Yeshua as Your Son and their Messiah.
We ask this humbly and boldly in His name,
Amen
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