In the face of global turmoil and uncertainty, believers are encouraged to trust in God's sovereignty over all nations and events. According to Luke 21:36 and 1 John 5:19, the world is under the influence of evil, but Jesus has overcome it, offering peace to His followers. The book of 2 Chronicles records God's promise to hear the prayers of His people and heal their land when they humble themselves and turn to Him. As Jesus promised in John 14:27 and 16:33, His peace and presence are available to believers, even in the midst of challenging world events.
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So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.