Daily Prophetic Words--Praying for our Global Community

 Greetings in the Lord, Today's word comes from Psalm 9:8, or Psalm 98:9, take your pick, for they are essentially saying the same thing: 9:8) He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. 98:9)...before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth.  He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness. The coincidence of these similar verses is even more interesting to me since I got the number 9:8 or 98.9 from the number of people who tuned in to watch the Oscars this past weekend.  That number just jumped out to me after I read an article on the extremely low ratings and discerned it was a sign of some sort; let me explain.  First of all, it was surprising to me that I tuned in for a portion of the show (as I don't usually watch award shows) and got to witness the clear awkwardness of Brad Pitt as he presented an award to a woman he obviously did not know.  Now, she was simply delightful and the hit of the evening by far, and I even

 Greetings in the Lord, Today's word come from Mark 13.  It is a chapter where Jesus talks about the End Times -- what to expect, and what to be watchful for, as in particular signs.  He compares the whole progression to a birthing process, with each stage being like "birthing pains."  It's interesting that He uses that allegory, as it will culminate in His Second Coming, like a second birth into the world.  Only this time, it will be to establish His order on the earth, to "send out His angels to gather His chosen ones from all over the world -- from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven."  While the "and heaven" part is worthy of exploration, I'm getting ahead of myself.  Today's word really focuses on verses 9-13, a short section dealing with the coming persecutions that the Church will undergo. Now, we know historically that the Church has been under fire many times throughout the ages and more so in various parts of the world.  But