Be Of Good Cheer

Be Of Good Cheer

 Butch Paugh

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Such beautiful and encouraging words written for all who have placed their faith in Christ.  Isaiah 26:3 states:  “thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:  because he trusted in thee”.  In chapter 41:10 Isaiah wrote, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee:  be not dismayed; for I am they God:  I will strengthen thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”.

Now I guess if we would be honest with ourselves and each other, we will have to admit that the promises above seem distant and “unbelievable” to us at times.  There are occasions when God seems distant and uncaring about our situations.  He doesn’t seem to hear us when we cry out to Him.  In Psalms 13:1 David asks God why He forgot him.  In II Timothy 3:1 we are warned that in the last days perilous, i.e. difficult, dangerous and fierce times shall come.  And anyone who has been a true follower of Christ eventually comes to the knowledge that we are not exempt from society’s stresses, frustrations and concerns.  However, we can rejoice in the knowledge that the brief time we spend in this world is really very short and temporary.

Christ told us in John 16:33 that in this world we would have tribulation, but we can be of good cheer and have peace in Him because He has overcome the world.  Hallelujah!  I must confess that I personally have been troubled in mind and spirit over what’s happening in the “world”.  And over the last couple of months I have experienced much anxiety and stress and Christ has helped me overcome each episode.  We must not let our enemy destroy our faith because we are not immune to stress and that evil can sometimes overwhelm us.  Christ Himself was under such stress and anxiety in the garden, that he sweat drops of blood.  He overcame His trial just as we will, through faith and obedience to our Father and fulfilling His will in our lives.

This article is much different than the ones I usually write, but I know that from time to time we all need a little boost and some encouragement to continue our walk with Christ and the continual battle with our “spiritual” adversaries!  We must keep our eyes on Christ at all times.  He is the Author and Finisher of our faith!  Remember Peter literally walked on water until he let the waves draw his eyes off of Christ!  Yet, Christ stretched out His hand and saved him as He will to all who trust Him!

In Luke Chapter 21 we read about the troubles coming on the earth.  In verse 26, Christ says that men’s hearts would fail them because of fear as they see the world system destroy itself!  You can be certain that if you desire to walk with Christ, you will be hated by the world.  That, my brothers and sisters, will grow worse as society turns more against Christ and His church!  That is easily witnessed in America today!

We must keep in our hearts and minds what Paul said in Romans 8:18. “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”  Paul also encouraged us when it comes to weighing the “cost” we may have to pay for serving and obeying Christ in this world.  In Philippians 3:7-8 the loss of all these things on this earth are counted as “dung” in comparison to knowing Christ.

Take time to read a few of the promises given to those that overcome this world and its tribulations in the book of Revelation chapter 2 and verses 7, 10, 11 and 17.  And Chapter 3 verses 12 and 21.

There is one more very important and precious point I want to share with you before we end this article.  To me, it’s one of the most profound and life changing statements I have ever found in The Word of God.  We have already discussed in previous articles that when you place your faith and life in Christ, you are rescued from satan’s kingdom of darkness and bondage and placed into the Kingdom of light and liberty of Jesus Christ. (Colossians 1:12-13)

In Philippians 3:20 Paul stated to the church, the true body of Christ, that our “conversation” or “citizenship” has been moved from this world into Heaven!  Our new allegiance is to Christ’s Kingdom (law system)!  I feel confident that 90% of Christians have no idea of this extremely powerful and important point!  They have never studied The Word deep enough to look at the meaning in the Strong’s Concordance.  Not only is this fact a huge blessing, but also a huge increase in our responsibility to obedience to His law system!  Let’s grow up in Christ!

Stay strong brothers and sisters!  Victory is ours through Christ!  I Corinthians 15:57-58

The World Order Just Officially Died

The World Order Just Officially Died. Ray Dalio Called It 10 Years Ago. 

For the first time since 1945, the leaders of the three biggest Western powers stood in the same room and said the same thing out loud. The world order is over.

Not shifting. Not evolving. Over.

Germany’s chancellor said the structure that held the planet together for 80 years no longer exists. France’s president said Europe has to prepare for war. The US Secretary of State said the old world is gone.

If three heads of state had said this ten years ago, markets would have crashed by Monday. In 2026, it barely moved the S&P 500. That tells you everything you need to know about how asleep most investors are.

Because the person who has been warning about this exact moment for a decade just published 60 pages explaining what happens next. His name is Ray Dalio. He runs one of the biggest hedge funds in history. He built his career studying how empires rise and fall over 500-year windows.

And his framework is now describing the present tense, not the future.

The Six Stages of a Dying World

Dalio divides every world order into six stages. The first five are the quiet ones. Peace, prosperity, debt, overreach, cracks. We lived through all five between 1945 and roughly 2015.

Stage six is where it gets ugly. Stage six is where “there are no rules, might is right, and great powers clash.”

Read that sentence twice. It is not metaphorical. It is the technical definition of what happens when a system of international agreements breaks down and no new system has replaced it yet. The old referee walks off the field. The new referee has not been named. For a window of years, the strongest player simply does what it wants.

And here is the part most people miss. The war itself was only the final chapter. The economic war ran for a full decade before the first bomb dropped. Tariffs in 1930. Trade restrictions in 1931. Asset freezes in 1935. Oil embargoes in 1941. By the time Pearl Harbor happened, the shooting war was almost a formality. The real war had been running for eleven years.

Look at what is happening right now. Tariffs between the US and China. Chip export bans. Russian assets frozen in Western banks. Capital market restrictions. Sanctions stacked on sanctions. Supply chain weaponization.

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Britain’s Plan to Prepare for War in 1,000 Days Is Insane — Politician

Britain’s Plan to Prepare for War in 1,000 Days Is Insane — Politician

Sputnik

The call by British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting to prepare for war in 1,000 days is part of the insane anti-Russian rhetoric of the British elites, leader of the Workers Party of Britain George Galloway tells Sputnik.

The British media reproduce the madness the political elites are putting forward today and no one even questions it, he notes.

Against the backdrop of such statements, the country is sinking into decline — the economic crisis in Britain is worsening, the politician stresses.

At the same time, Britain has designated Russia a permanent enemy, and every problem is blamed on it, Galloway adds.

The kingdom’s defense minister had earlier stated that the UK must be ready to wage a likely conflict by 2030, and that the British army has a thousand days to fulfill this mission. To achieve this, the UK plans to raise its defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, while in 2026 estimated spending is 2.6%.

French police officers set ablaze amid unrest

French police officers set ablaze amid unrest (VIDEOS)

RT

Rioters hurled flaming projectiles at police in Paris as another wave of cost-of-living protests swept across France on Saturday.

Five law enforcement officers were injured, including three by Molotov cocktails, according to police.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez described the attacks as “attempted murder.”

Videos from the scene show a Molotov cocktail being thrown at officers standing in formation with riot shields. One officer catches fire and is quickly engulfed in flames before a colleague uses a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.

In a separate incident, an incendiary device was thrown at a group of officers during a standoff in the middle of a street, briefly setting one officer’s legs on fire.

Police fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades as rioters threw bottles and other projectiles.

“The burning sensation is immediate, intense and grows stronger over time,” an unnamed gendarme injured by an incendiary device told BFMTV. “I couldn’t see it because you can’t look everywhere at once, and the barrage of projectiles was relentless,” he added.

After watching footage of the incident, the gendarme said, “It made me realize that we may have narrowly avoided a catastrophe.”

Around 320,000 people rallied across France on Saturday, including 70,000 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry. Organizers put the turnout at 500,000 nationwide, including 200,000 in the capital. Police said 565 people were arrested.

Paris authorities imposed a partial overnight curfew from 11 PM to 6 AM in the areas around Place de la Republique, Place du Chatelet and Les Halles on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Although many demonstrations began peacefully, “radical elements” instigated riots in several cities, according to police. Nunez said there had been “calls for people to gather at 8 PM to take advantage of Halloween night, wear masks and engage in looting, vandalism or attacks on public buildings.”

French media also reported incidents of alleged police brutality, with Le Monde describing officers striking apparently non-threatening protesters in Paris and two young men reportedly injured during arrests in Grenoble.

The protests began in September with high school students demanding better educational facilities, more teachers and increased funding. Separately, trade unions and Yellow Vest activists mobilized against rising living costs and fuel prices. The movements converged on October 17, bringing students, workers and other protesters together in nationwide demonstrations that have since broadened to include demands for civil liberties and an end to police violence.

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Ten US military aircraft arrive in Israel as Americans warn of 'short, focused' Iran war

Ten US military aircraft arrive in Israel as Americans warn of 'short, focused' Iran war - report

AARON GLICK

Ten US Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft arrived at IAF bases in southern Israel as part of a larger Middle East air convoy transferring military equipment across the region, KAN News reported on Thursday.

The aircraft, which came from Texas' Fort Bliss base, are likely stocked with air defense systems intended to protect regional assets amid reported US warnings earlier this week of a potential "short, focused war with Iran," according to KAN.

Fort Bliss base hosts one of the US military's largest air defense stockpiles, with the report suggesting that the aircraft may be replenishing US interceptor missiles in Israel on systems like THAAD and Patriot.

Other aircraft in the air convoy landed in Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, with the KAN report coming after an earlier report that the US had transferred an additional Patriot system to the region pending a potential escalation with Iran.

The report did not specify which transport aircraft arrived in Israel, though they are likely C-5M Super Galaxys, C-17 Globemaster IIIs, or a combination of the two, since both can lift such heavy cargo.

According to the report, the aircraft landed at the Ovda and Nevatim IAF air bases, with Nevatim home to several F-35I squadrons.

US, Israel closely coordinating on Iran, source tells KAN

An Israeli source told KAN that the US and Israel are closely coordinating on Iran, with reports that an additional US naval aircraft carrier will join American forces in the region, alongside an additional Marine unit.

"Although a decision has not yet been made on the matter, the Americans and Israel are preparing for any decision that [US] President [Donald] Trump makes," the source said.

Additional reports cited by KAN said that US forces across the Middle East are replenishing weapons stockpiles, with some American troops ordered to leave the region.