Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

“I will sift the house of Israel among all nations.”  Wherever the children of Israel have been scattered, God has always had His eye on them and took care of them. Whenever they were in trouble and cried out, God was there to deliver them. The righteous among them was always delivered from or through the calamities.  Not the least grain shall fall on the earth.  Whatever trial there may be in the world, God will provide a way for those who are truly His. The wicked, on the other hand, will perish.  They say The evil shall not over take nor prevent us.  They think they’ve done nothing wrong and don’t deserve to be punished.  They believe they are exempt from any punishment, but they are being deceived.  All the sinners…shall die by the sword. They will not have God’s protection.

Just as God loves and protects the nation of Israel, the Jews, He loves and protects Christians, redeemed Christians.  The lost, Gentiles/Christians, will be sifted from His children.

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:21-23)

We can already see the beginning of the sifting going on in our nation today.  People are still talking about the attack on the Twin Towers, the major changes in the weather and the amount of people who have died from it; the killings and the failing of the economy.  The list goes on and it’s keeps getting worse. God is sifting.

Sifting separates, but it affects all that is being sifted.  I’ve never sifted wheat, but I have sifted flour.  You take the flour, put it in a sifter, and start shaking it.  The good fine flour falls through the holes and the harden flour stays in the sifter.  The hard flour then gets thrown away.  The fine flour gets shaken just like the hard flour.  It may even get tossed up in the air a bit.  But then the fine flour has a harder job to do then the hard flour.  It has to squeeze through the tiny holes in the sifter while the hard flour has fun jumping around like on a carnival ride.   As a result, the fine flour gets to be baked into something tasty to eat.

Ladies, the sifting is here.  God is warning the people to turn to Him.  Things will get worse.  We need to be ready.  We must teach our children to be ready.  The sifting is going to come faster and get harder.  All will feel the effects.  We must stand strong and draw closer to God.   He is our only protection.  He loves us and will take care of us.

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” (Psalm37:25)

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)

Are you ready?

Thank You

1 John 5:13