The World Situation — David Wilkerson

Global Turmoil and the Fear Gripping the World

And here's what God's new thing is. In a time of turmoil. In a time when economies are collapsing. In a time of war. Think of Iran and Iraq. Afghanistan. Think of 9 -11. Think of the collapse of our stock market two years ago.

Think of all the turmoil around the world. Think of Israel and the battle and the struggle there. Very few Christians have entered into the rest. We are afraid of the economy. We are afraid of our jobs.

We are afraid that there won't be food for our children. In the United States there's terrible fear. Because they understand that the terrorists are not trying to come in with missiles that are fired from the shoulder.

Heat-seeking missiles. Attempt to blow the President's plane out of the sky. They're afraid of bombs, suitcase bombs. They'll destroy hundreds of thousands in New York or other major cities. There's a lot of fear in the world today.

God's Holy Remnant Entering His Rest

But I tell you this. God is going to have a holy remnant from Israel, New York, Belarus, all nations, China, all over the world. The Holy Spirit is going to bring a people into the rest. Now we understand where that rest begins.

That's in the finished work of the cross. When we believe that Christ forgives us and cleanses us. Then we have no righteousness of our own. But we have a righteousness of Christ. And we rest in that righteousness.

Resting Without Fear of Man

But there's a practical side to this rest also. And that has to do with losing or having no more fear of man. Go to Isaiah 57, verses 12 and 13. I'm sorry, Isaiah 51. Isaiah 51, verses 12 and 13. Why should you be afraid of man?

And the son of man that's made like grass. Why are you afraid of man? Or governments? Or the future? Or your personal safety? God has made a promise in this book. That you will never have to beg for bread.

He's made a promise to keep his people. You will always have enough to eat. There will be a covering for your head. He will protect his beloved. But he needs a people. He's going to bring a people. Who are not going to fret.

Refusing Fear and Trusting God's Provision

They're not going to fear. The Bible says, fret not because of those who bring about wicked devices. Fret not because of evil doers. In the United States, they have outruled the Bible and God from our schools.

As I told you, they're trying to outrule him from every area of our society. And in the headlines recently, there was a story of a judge down in the state of Alabama. He's a good Christian. And he had the Ten Commandments carved in a huge piece of granite.

And he placed it in front of the courthouse. Just the Ten Commandments. And he was told it's against the law. It had to be removed. Hundreds of Christians rose up in anger. And all over the United States.

And I remember the anger that was in me. I said, oh God. You're not even allowed to hang the Ten Commandments anywhere in a public building, a government building. A new law being introduced. That no judge can be appointed.

If he believes in any God. Jehovah or Allah. In other words, he has to be an atheist. And I see these things. And when I heard about that judge being ordered to remove. In fact, they came and picked it up and removed it.

Responding to Cultural Opposition Without Fret

And there was an anger in my heart. But I remember what the Word says. Threaten not yourself because of evil doers. In other words, don't let them provoke you. Don't let it get in your spirit. We're here to preach the Gospel.

We're not here just to fight the government. You'll be a good citizen. But you're going to see and hear things that alarm you. There's a new constitution for the United States of Europe. It's being drawn up and concluded right now.

And they have declared that God must not be mentioned in this constitution for Europe. And if you're not careful, it can make your spiritual blood boil inside of you. The God says, don't fret. God has everything under control.

God's Defense of His Name and His Law in the Heart

God is going to act to defend His own name. They cast my name out. And when I was praying about that Ten Commandments and that judge, the Holy Spirit came to me. He says, don't worry about that marble Ten Commandments being removed.

He said, the day they remove that, I wrote my law in the hearts of one million young people in this country. In the law in the heart. That stone doesn't mean anything. I'm sending a youth awakening. And I'm writing my law in the hearts of the young people.

And no judge can remove that law. No government can remove that law. Because it's written in the heart.