The world is at a standstill –

Leaning over the edge of a cliff.

It began,

When babies are abandoned;

Children are missing.

Mothers are weeping for their unborn babies

Who never lives to see the light of the day.

Where are the babies? Where are the children?

Young people are hopeless,

Suicidal and oppressed.

Parents are overwhelmed and stressed

Unable to cope so they surrender in defeat.

The leaders are confused because they lack wisdom

So they continue to commit folly day by day.

The world is falling apart –

Toppling over the edge of time.

It is the beginning of great sorrows.

There will be more confusion;

More death, more missing babies;

More weeping; more wailing.

How can we end this great calamity?

Who can straighten this crooked world?

The Church, who is called by His name, appeared powerless.

They see the chaos and they said,

“Let us pray!”

And they hoped that when they opened their eyes

The turmoil will disappear.

We need a John the Baptist

Who will cry out in this wilderness of trouble,

“Repent, for the coming of the Lord is near!”

We need a Jonah to preach,

“Yet forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed!”

We need a Moses, who will shout to the enemy,

“Let my people go!”

We need a Nehemiah who cares not about status;

Who is not too busy making money

And hoarding treasures in rotting vessels;

Who refused to compromise with the enemy

But rise up against injustices

To reinforce and establish unity among God’s people.

Who will make a difference in our world?

Who will dare to be a Daniel?

Who will dare to stand alone,

And proclaim righteousness to a dying world?

There must be dismantling before there is restoration.

It is time to go out to the byways;

Gather up the broken pieces,

The parched stones and the weary weathered timbers

And bring them all to the mountain of the Lord

So that He can put them back together again

And straighten our broken world.

Beverley Wright (October 2011)

Referenced: Matthew 3; Jonah 3:4; Exodus 5:1; Nehemiah, Daniel 1; Matthew 24

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Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley