I am taking a break from the current series to bring you a current event message. When I examined hurricanes Harvey and Irma, one thing that stood out was how ill prepared people are in our nation when it comes to disasters. I began to pray over this issue and the Lord has given me a timely message.

God exists and works in the supernatural spirit world, but He has also created the physical world and there are certain things that His people have to do. When God was going to extract some 3 million Israelites from Egypt, it was a logistical nightmare from a human standpoint, but God told Moses how He wanted it done and added supernatural help to see it carried out.

God made sure that the children of Israel were not scattered all over Egypt. They had been given land in the province of Goshen when Jacob and his family came to Egypt. The word was given to them to be ready to move out, so they had prepared to leave the land their ancestors had called home for over 400 years.

The next preparation God had them do was get as much cash as possible. This currency came in the form of gold, silver and jewelry. Eventually they were told the exact day of departure and that it would take place during the night hours. They were not to lay down that night after the Passover meal, but be fully dressed and ready to go.

When Jesus walked on earth, He spoke about preparing for future events. In examining these Biblical events, it is clear that God expects us to prepare for disasters to the best of our ability and trust that God will supernaturally use our efforts to see us through.

So what can you do to prepare for a disaster? How can someone living in the city prepare for catastrophic events? God had a plan with Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and you need one too. Do you sufficient food and water stockpiled? How will you deal with the loss of electricity when the plumbing stops working, businesses only accept cash and gasoline becomes scarce? If a disaster is prolonged and your life is danger from looters, do you have the ability to protect yourself and an alternate location to stay? In short, do you have an emergency plan that can be quickly implemented?

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell