A Present Word...

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
“His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns, and he had a name written, that no man
knew, but he himself.
“And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with
a rod of iron: and he treadeth the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
“And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” 
(Revelations 19:11-16)

In this day of fear and anxiety, and distress among nations, how assuring to look into the scriptures and catch
a glimpse of God’s war plans, and to know that the Commander-in-Chief of the armies of Heaven is about to
break forth on the scene of human depravity and futility, riding upon a white horse of righteousness and power,
and leading His armies to battle and to total victory!
How assuring to know in this hour, when men’s hearts are failing them for fear, and kings and rulers and
presidents of nations are frustrated in their attempt to solve the nuclear arms crisis, and to lay a foundation for
peace... to know that there is One who has conquered, and who by God’s decree sits even now at God’s right
hand of power and authority, ruling and reigning “in the midst of His enemies”...but who simply awaits God’s
time-schedule, and the signal from the throne of the eternal Jehovah-God, to charge forth into battle against
the Enemy, and put an end to the reign of evil.
And to know also that we, if we are accounted to be ‘faithful and true’ shall be a part of that army that will follow
the Son of God as He goes forth to battle in the great Day of God Almighty. These are the people who not only
profess to have FAITH and TRUTH; but faithfulness and truthfulness have been wrought into their very being,
as they have learned obedience by the things they have suffered, and have followed the Lord in all His ways.