Beulah Foundation for Christ

       Every day in this part of the world, it has become a norm to wake up daily to stories of killings, kidnappings, corruption, and the like. This evil has slowly become a norm such that people are no longer shocked to hear about the senseless killings and wanton destruction of lives and property. As a result of this unpleasantness, and the imminent threat to break down of law and order, we see the police and the army always dressed as if they are in a battle or about entering into one. They certainly cannot wait until the crisis is upon them before they go get dressed in the proper gear. There is a message in this for us as sons of God, if we would be like the sons of Issachar, to discern the times.         The Bible already warned us that the last days, which we are currently in, will be filled with violence and will be difficult: "But understand this, that in the last days, dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear]&quo

       If you live in the big cities, you see people rushing to and from somewhere. There is always an urgency in the air to want to do things quickly. It is alright because it is the time that we are in: The return of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent! And the hours of the day are increasingly getting shorter to attain what we set out to do each day. As a result, many set out for ways or paths to get the result they desire faster. In the process, many get hurt.         As the world hurtles towards the end, if one desires to live well in this world according to the dictates of God, one must have wisdom: "Wisdom will extend your life, making every year more fruitful than the one before" (Proverbs 9:11 TPT). This Wisdom is not craftiness or sharpness. All these qualities describe another kind of wisdom, which the Bible describes as the wisdom of the world: "Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where envy and selfish ambition exist