GOOD NEWS!!

                                                                                                                     By: Maxine M.

Do you ever get up early just to see what events happened over night?

So often the morning news just announces another day of personal plight

Nature on the rampage, a duck boat sank, a bridge collapsed, MORE of the ongoing political fight

Hundreds of houses destroyed by wildfires, smoke and flames devouring an entire state

Technology growing daily, but privacy is diminished, data stolen, insecurity it will create

Gun violence is daily in the news; what to do about it is a ceaseless debate

There’s nightly shootings, car and plane crashes, abuse of children by those who are SUPPOSED to represent the Lord

Lies & corruption exposed, fraud, scams, harassment, debt…money spent we can’t afford

Wars overseas, nightly clashes with police, illegal border crossings, civil unrest the Nation is moving toward

We hear of mind altering drugs illegally bought & sold on the street; millions of dollars their worth can reach

MS-13 gangs spreading terror, robberies, carjackings, schools told anything religious they can’t teach

Terrorists plot to kill, a sense of security is lost, some churches even “water-down” the Gospel they preach

A jogger is abducted and killed, a man kills his pregnant wife & 2 little girls…how ABSURD

The National Anthem & our flag are disrespected, unpatriotic speeches are heard

There’s obstruction and resistance against leadership, division reigns when unity is preferred

So daily, the BAD news prevails, bringing for many despair, killing tomorrow’s hope

But God the Father, in His Great Love, left us a message telling us how to cope

That when everything in life seems impossible, He throws us a spiritual rope

His inspired precious Holy Book has all the answers anyone could ever need

How to live the life God’s Son’s death made possible for them to lead

It has all the “GOOD NEWS” of God’s plan to SAVE souls; from the penalty of sin be freed

Proclaims how, because of Adam’s disobedience, sin came into existence

Thus the human soul is SEPERATED from its Creator…to His commands there’s resistance

But the Father continually calls them, for His love shows ever persistence

By keeping His word, submitting to His will, listening to the Holy Spirit, His guidance seek

We’ll find a PERSONAL relationship with Him, not just routine church attendance week after week

When we open our hearts to His GOOD NEWS, the “bad news” won’t leave us feeling so hopeless & bleak

We’ll recognize WHERE all the hatred, discord, evil thoughts & actions really come from

Behind it all is SATAN himself, trying to disrupt God’s plan and HIS fate to come

By spreading all those “bad news” headlines, he tries to steal our joy…make life gloomy & glum

But God knew from Creation all about today’s “bad news” and what the answers would be

Covered it all in His Guide Book, if we just take time to look and see

Have faith in His answers like: love your enemies, stay close to Him on bended knee

Hide His word in your heart, use HIS wisdom to discern truth from Satan’s lies

Learn to trust His promise of never leaving us alone, even in the worst of times this vow applies

In Faith, believe & acknowledge HE’s in CHARGE, even when we don’t understand the WHY

The Good News Book states, no matter how bad we’ve been, He will still forgive & save

By our accepting His Sacrifice, that through His death & Resurrection the way of Salvation for us was paved

When we REMEMBER all His blessings and the priceless gift of eternal life He gave

Now if we further read & study His book, we learn more GOOD NEWS

That Jesus is coming back again, a FACT no soul should ever lose

Look up every day in expectation, let this REALITY help in today’s decisions you choose

Let His coming comfort & strengthen you in these very troubling bad news days

Trust in the consolation that His Almighty power will overcome Satan & his evil ways

Let’s pray He comes SOON!! At the trumpet’s sound we’ll gather to Him…all giving Him praise