As we all know. hurricanes have been with us since the beginning of time. But it seems that today they are more plentiful and more powerful than ever before—especially our so-called Christian nation.

The hurricanes that devastated Houston and S.W. Florida could be the storms spoken of by the Old Testament prophets. The Scriptures say that this will be so at the end of the age. Could it be that we are approaching that time? The Bible indicates that this may be the case.

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars and on the earth, distress of nations in perplexity the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them with fear, and for looking after those things that happening on the earth: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” (Luke 21:24)

Hurricane Maria has slammed into the Island of Puerto Rico, ravaging it once again in less than ten days after Irma skirted it—bringing heavy rain. They have no electricity on the entire island and  are in a world of trouble. If that doesn’t get a person to think about the things of God, I don’t know what will.

In spite of all the havoc, many people are reluctant to repent or even acknowledge that God could be having a hand in this devastation; that is—they say “If there truly is a God”

This, however, is the first time I can proudly say I am a Christian, what with all the apostasy and pedophilia going on in the church, evangelical Christians are volunteering and helping those in need who were caught in these powerful storms on a grand scale.

Our church, First Baptist Church of Naples, here in Naples Florida has gone out of its way to help those in need. The First Baptist Academy with grades from kindergarten thru high school has come out full force to help in various ways under the direction of Kevin Taylor.

Have you noticed that Muslims, Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses aren’t offering help to anyone but their own, and where is the Clinton Foundation and Antifa in all of this? Sometimes I think that people are starting foundations to line their own pockets and that some (Antifa) have nothing better to do with their time than wreak havoc for the sake of notoriety.

Even as I write this article at the public library, a powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck Central Mexico; over two hundred have died and some may yet be buried alive.

 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing some buildings, cracking the facades of others and scattering rubble on streets on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake.

The quake caused buildings to sway sickeningly in Mexico City and sent panicked office workers streaming into the streets, but the full extent of the damage was not yet clear. Mexican media broadcast images of several collapsed buildings in heavily populated parts of the city.

The U.S. Geological Survey calculated its magnitude at 7.1 and said it was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles (123 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City.

Puebla Gov. Tony Galil tweeted that there had been damaged buildings in the city of Cholula including collapsed church steeples.

In Mexico City, thousands of people fled office buildings and hugged to calm each other along the central Reforma Avenue as alarms blared, and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument.

In the Roma neighborhood, which was struck hard by the 1985 quake, piles of stucco and brick fallen from building facades littered the streets. At least one large parking structure collapsed. Two men calmed a woman seated on a stool in the street, blood trickling form a small wound on her knee.

At a nearby market, a worker in a hardhat walked around the outside warning people not to smoke as a smell of gas filled the air.

Market stall vendor Edith Lopez, 25, said she was in a taxi a few blocks away when the quake struck. She said she saw glass bursting out of the windows of some buildings. She was anxiously trying to locate her children, whom she had left in the care of her disabled mother.

Pictures fell from office building walls, objects were shaken off of flat surfaces and computer monitors toppled over. Some people dove for cover under desks. Local media broadcast video of whitecap waves churning the city’s normally placid canals of Xochimilco as boats bobbed up and down.

Earlier in the day workplaces across the city held preparation drills on the anniversary of the 1985 quake, a magnitude 8.1 shake, which killed thousands of people and devastated large parts of Mexico City.

Now this is quite a coincidence or is it? It sounds to me like God is trying to tell the people something. Could it be a call to repentance?

“And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.”

The storms of life, we all have them, and they will continue to get worse. Will you be able to stand? Tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone so make Christ Jesus your foundation Rock today.

YBIC

Jim Towers

jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and  www.thepropheciesmovie.com and book.

Hurricane Harvey is all the talk right now. Nearly all the inhabitants in Houston and beyond have been impacted by this huge powerful storm. The apathetic crowd who didn’t take this storm seriously suffered the consequences. Others prayed and cried out to God in their despair. Some may even have repented during the height of the storm. That may have been God’s intent in setting the hurricane in motion.

I’m reminded of this verse of Scripture, “As it was in the days of Noah so shall the coming of the Son of man be.” It rained and rained and rained some more.

Matthew 24:23 says, “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Are you beginning to see the parallel now?

God couldn’t just let this evil activity go on and He had to destroy that evil generation. But wouldn’t you know it, God in his loving mercy sent Jesus into the bowels of hell to save some of them before He ascended to the Father after His crucifixion (Ephesians 4:9). That alone should give us cause for hope in God’s  mercy, but the next time mankind may not be so fortunate.

The Burning Man revelry took place in Nevada full blast over the Labor Day weekend. This modern day Sodom and Gomorra sexual extravaganza probably attracts as many people as were in the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorra at the time when God’s wrath fell upon them; a time when it rained sulfur hailstones of fire from heaven. Perhaps the angels of God were sent to pass judgment on this modern day event and monitored it the same way as Sodom and Gomorra.

The obsession with sex parties, football games and golf may have to be curtailed, for the time being, God forbid, and then what shall we do? We are undoubtedly “Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.”

Could it be that God is showing us through so many visible signs that He is becoming weary of backsliders and enablers of wicked men in government and society? Storms like Hurricane Harvey and other natural disasters serve to remind us that life is unpredictable. For some of us, the days of prosperity sermons, pretty sermonettes are over and some of us are even beginning repent and get real.

While there are many heroic deeds being done for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, there is always the criminal element to deal with. Some of these criminals even dare to have fund raising with no intention of giving the money to those who need it. Granted, there are some who are showing great heroics and are caring for their neighbors but I can assure you that they are in the minority. Some are even ripping off donors in one way or another through charities and fake foundations. Even the Red Cross gives very little toward the needs of the victims of such events.

Joel Olsteen, the multimillionaire pastor of Houston failed to open the doors of his church to

let the refugees from the storm take shelter until he was asked to . It’s doubtful that his flock will continue to worship under him. But maybe that’s a good thing since they apparently don’t go there to repent or seek God’s Face, but to prosper and feel good about themselves. And amazingly, while all of this has been happening, Louis Farrakhan of the Black Muslims appears to be repenting saying Jesus is His Redeemer! Maybe Joel needs to do the same.

We can go on like before ignoring the signs, but we can’t box in our Creator God and He will execute judgment wherever and whenever He wishes. He’s not interested in our devout church attendance or what degrees we possess. God wants us to be receptive to His instructions and admonitions.

Now, let’s talk about reality, the absolute reality of the uncertainty of life. The only thing we can be certain of is this: The uncertainties of life.

Today, we, here in South Florida are watching the track of what will become Hurricane Irma which portends to be a huge storm encompassing all of the peninsula of Florida and beyond so say the “experts” while other experts say that the storm may remain out in the Atlantic or possibly skirting New York, maybe even hitting that cesspool of sin.

Years ago I volunteered to help clear debris and feed the displaced during Hurricanes Hugo, Ivan and Andrew. I saw what was left in the wake of those hurricanes; it was a complete disaster. It is said that Hurricane Irma will become so strong that it will level everything in its path, but of course no one knows for sure.

Hurricane Irma is, as I write—gathering speed and power out in the Atlantic Ocean headed our way, with yet another storm (Jose) forming near the Cabo Verde Islands. As a matter of fact our governor, Rick Scott, issued a hurricane alert today about Category 4 Irma. I continue staying on top of this but may have to get out of Dodge before it hits. Better safe than sorry.

On another note, on Labor day I met and talked to a family of atheists from Denmark out at my mission station (the fishing pier). I asked them if they were Christians and they appeared to be uncertain. But it seems that Denmark is becoming an atheistic country, like the rest of Europe. The mother asked if we are still a Christian country and I had no ready answer as I see our country headed in the same direction as Europe. After talking a while, I gave them my two sided card and we said our goodbyes.

I also talked to Tony (the old Lebanese guy who has a pacemaker planted in his chest), about Christ and things that really matter. He said he had died for several minutes from a heart attack a couple of years ago and doesn’t remember a thing about any type of “near death” experience. Recently, Tony’s doctor asked him if he had money, and he does; the doctor then told him to spend all of it because he’s living on borrowed time. Tony’s a Catholic and so is content with his faith. I told him I would pray for him.

By the way, the Christian movie, All Saints never made it here. It seems to have stalled or faded away before it got this far. From what I understand this true story had something to do with a new pastor who was about to destroy a church building but was stopped by the congregants who happened to be Christian refugees from Burma. All Saints received a 5.9 out of ten on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie an 89% likability. But what do they know?

If the storms of life threaten to undo you, get your life right with God through faith in Jesus Christ—better safe than sorry.

YBIC

Jim Towers

www.thepropheciesmovie.com and book   and  jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com.