There is an ancient curse that says," May you live to see Interesting times". Most would agree that we are certainly living in interesting times to say the least. But I should point out that this curse comes from pagan lips, not the the lips of a blood bought believer in Yahweh God. But to someone living without the hope of the return of Yashua the Messiah, living in these times would certainly be a curse.

Everyday, in the workplace, I see the fear and uncertainty in the eyes of my coworkers. The economy and the instability of even being able to keep a job are enough to grind down people to begin with, but there is so much more. Our culture, our society, our nation, our entire world are breaking down at breakneck speed as never before. Everything around us seems to be hurtling into absolute madness.

And it is even affecting those who believe, or thought that they believed, in the One True God, Yahweh.

You see it in the extremes people go to. On one hand, many are desperately looking for some man made to way to set things right. Some are trying to find some political candidate that will step in and start making conservative reforms that will begin bringing our nation back on track. They are looking to Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, or quite literally ANYONE else that they can try to get elected into office to save some piece of our nation. Others are ignorantly calling for armed rebellion, foolishly thinking that somehow we can overthrow government and establish the Kingdom of Yahweh oureselves, basically telling Yashua when He can return. This is outright arrogance and utterly unscriptural. Then there are those who would seek to hide. These would look for foreign countries that they imagine that they can take refuge in and somehow escape the horrors that we now see unfolding before our eyes. Yet this too, is unscriptural, because there is NO SAFE PLACE! There is no country, no camp, no commune, no cave where anyone is going to hide and wait this out. There is only ONE place scripture tells us that we may find refuge.

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Psalm 91:1 "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler. "

Yes, Yahweh Himself is our refuge. I know that many will think that this makes no sense, and is just hyper-spiritual christianese; but sadly these are the ones who tangled and twisted scripture into a labyrinth of man made doctrines and teachings. Yet their lack of faith does not change the fact that Yahweh has made some very plain yet incredible promises to His Israel people.

:4 "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day; [Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made Yahweh, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. "

"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. "

Most christians will say that they have read this psalm and yes, confess to believe it; yet they are in absolute fear. Here in Psalm 91 we are given four conditions that are most prevalent in these last days: terror, violence, pestilence and destruction. And christians, yes christians are terrified in all four categories. Why? Because they have only read the promises, they have not looked at the conditions. They wonder why Yahweh does not keep His Word in these passages, not noticing that these promises are ONLY to a select few.

So who are these promises made to? 1) to those who "dwell in the secret place of the Most High" . They DWELL, literally take up residence in the SECRET PLACE of the Most High. Where is this SECRET PLACE?

Matthew 6:6 "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. "

That secret place is none other than their place of fellowship and communion with the Father. There are a host of 'christians ' that will study books, commentaries, cassette tape and cd and dvd lectures, sermons and teachings; but they never COMMUNE with the very God they are studying. They do not fellowship with the the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Sadly, they never shut themselves into a private place, a SECRET PLACE, where they can come before Him and worship Him, adore Him. Like Lazarus' sister Martha, they are very busy, maybe even doing 'christian' things, but the sister Mary, who simply sat at the Messiah's feet and LISTENED to His words, was actually the one we are told that chose correctly. We serve a LIVING God, and He greatly desires to share Himself with us, but most never give Him the opportunity.

When there are prayers, they are cold, lifeless and utterly without longing. There are a multitude out there who know ABOUT Yahweh, but they do not KNOW Yahweh. They have not come to experience His greatness, His love, His literal Presence on a regular basis. Hence, in the face of unfolding evil and darkness, they feel like they are alone, on their own, and so they fear, and look for help from the arm of flesh (politics, rebellion, hiding places, etc.), rather than trusting in His perfection. They have not DWELT in the SECRET PLACE of the Most High.

2) "Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation; " This speaks to much of what we have just covered but there is more. How do you make Yahweh your HABITATION? Habitation here speaks to where you live, or perhaps better put, HOW you live. Human beings are like computers. You only get out what has been programmed in. When we saturate our minds and spirits with the decadence that surrounds us through movies, t.v., magazines, books and music; these things end up competing with anything we may also be putting into our spirits and minds of the Father. It is these very influences put out by antichrists that pushed our world to the edge of the abyss it now teeters on. Do you actually expect these influences to NOT have an effect on you simply because you believe in Yahweh? In Romans 12 we are told not to conform to this world, but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of our MINDS. This means reprogramming ourselves. We are to no longer set any wicked thing before our eyes. Instead of making this perverse world our habitation, we are to reject it and cling to the Father, making Him our habitation.

3)"Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him" . The Apostle John tells us both in the Gospel of John and in his letters, that if we love Yahweh, we keep His commandments. This, along with making Yahweh our habitation, refer to living and walking in true holiness. Rejecting this carnal world and all of it's sinful lusts, and walking in the paths of righteouness.

And finally," I will set him on high, because he hath known my name." This is not a rant against people who use 'LORD' instead of Yahweh or Jesus instead of Yahshua. I have said many times that countless multitudes have found grace and salvation knowing only those titles. I know many God fearing christians who had never even heard of the name Yahweh or Yahshua. The rediscovery of the literal names of the Godof Israeland of our Messiah are a part of the ongoing act of the reformation, which did not end with Luther, but continues on even to the return of the Messiah. There are, unfortunately, very zealous individuals out there that would attack the use of Lord or Jesus in a very unscriptural way. If the devil cannot stop people from accepting the truth, his next tactic is to push people into a destructive fanaticism. But these are the last days, and we must walk in ALL the light that we have been given. These are covenant names, which bring instantly to the forefront the covenants made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; with all of Yahweh's Israel people and all who would worship the God of Israel.

There is a great deal of unscriptural teaching out there. Whether it be trying to escape the darkness of these last days through fleeing to other countries or the Jesuit inspired myth of the "Rapture"; or the insanity of political or militant overthrow of the antichrist system, none of it will work. The wrath of the Everliving God has come down, and it cannot be voted out, bombed out or run from. But we have a greater promise, that Yahweh Himself WILL protect and carry His chosen THROUGH the tempest, until the Day of His Glorious Return, when He Himself will set up His Kingdom by His Own Hand. To those who walk in His Presence and sanctify themselves through His Spirit and His Word, these are days of promise and yes, hope.