Today, I just want to talk with you about what it is that we can do, when not if, when our hearts get overwhelmed,

especially as we see this horrific beginning of the final prophetic chapter of human history.

Now, it's important to understand that Bible prophecy is multifaceted in the sense that it provides us with information. However, we need to heed Bible prophecy

vis-a-vis the application. As one so aptly said it, knowledge is just information, but wisdom is the application of that

information.

By way of an illustration and explanation, we can all be guilty, myself especially, of getting caught up, pun intended,

in our knowledge of Bible prophecy, but miss the personal side of it. And I'll explain what I mean

by the personal side of Bible prophecy.

Just witnessing its fulfillment begin to come to pass as it even now is can be both unsettling

and overwhelming. And I'll just be very open and candid with you and say that

like many of you, this is just overwhelming when you see everything that is happening. And it is

unsettling as well. But thankfully, we need look no further than to the

Word of God and the God of the Word, particularly the Psalms, and specifically Psalm 61, one of my favorite Psalms along with the other 149 psalms.

But this one in particular, and I want to just read the first four verses.

We are told that this Psalm, which is a song by the way, was to be played on a stringed instrument,

likely a harp. How calming and soothing would that be? And it was to the chief musician,

many believe that is to the Lord himself. And of course it is a Psalm of David, the sweet Psalmist of Israel.

Listen to the words he pens by the Holy Spirit beginning in verse 1.

Hear my cry, O God.

Attend to my prayer.

From the end of the earth, I will cry to you.

When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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