"O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God- through Jesus Christ our Lord!" - Romans 7 V24, 25

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 15 V57

Without the saving grace of our Lord, we all would have remained wretched and under the judgment of God. But thanks be to God for now through our Lord Jesus Christ we have the victory over death. Praise be to God who offers us the bread of life. Praise the Lord!

"Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." - Psalm 37 V1, 2

"Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day; For surely there is a hereafter and your hope will not be cut off." - Proverbs 23 V17, 18

Probably we all have wondered as to why the wicked prosper? Why isn't God judging the wicked soon? Well, God is merciful and His mercy extends to all people, even to the wicked. God desires that all people to come to Him with repentance and none perish. Let those who are in the Lord Jesus Christ not envy the evildoers, for we know we have a glorious hope far better than words can describe. Let us hope in the Lord and proclaim the good news to the world. Praise the Lord!

"And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" - Exodus 3 V14

"...Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." - John 8 V58

God created the universe and all things in it through His Son Jesus Christ. Earth was polluted with sin and came under the judgment of God. The Bible says, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. God created the world through His Son and also He reconciled the world to Himself through the sacrifice of His Son. Give God the glory and worship the great I AM. Praise the Lord!

"Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him." - Romans 6 V8

"looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12 V2

Christ died once for the sins of the world, and He rose again from the dead and He is at the right hand of God Almighty. Death no longer has dominion over Him, nor on those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. We who believe in the Lord will also be clothed with a glorious body, which will see no corruption. Rejoice my friend if you know the Lord, for our tribulations and trials are minimal compared to the glory to come. Rejoice! For the King of glory has given us victory! Praise the Lord!

This link from my friend Gary. A reflection group comprising of several select European foreign ministers has met within the last few weeks to discuss the possibility of creating an EU 'super-president' that would combine the roles of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission, currently held by Herman Van Rompuy and Joel Manuel Barroso respectively. The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009 established the positions of EU President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, effectively giving the European Union 'one voice' on the world stage for the first time. As President of the European Council, Van Rompuy has been given the legal authority to address the United Nations in a similar way that the President of the United States would. The European Council is a group comprising of the heads of state and elected governments of the member states of the European Union, who are collectively responsible for guiding the poltical direction of the EU as a whole. But President of the EU Commission Manuel Barroso also represents the European Union on the world stage. He presides over the executive arm of the European Union, which is responsible for proposing the legislation that is subsequently passed by the European Parliament and member state governments. The new position of EU 'super-president' would merge both roles, stream-lining decision making, but also putting an awful lot of political power into the hands of just one man. Whoever fills this role will effectively have more political power than the US President, but will be less democratically accountable, for he will be selected by the European Parliament rather than being directly elected by the people.

Quote: "Opponents fear the plan could create a modern-day equivalent of the European emperor envisaged by Napoleon Bonaparte or a return to the Holy Roman Empire of Charlemagne that dominated Europe in the Dark Ages.

Unfortunately that's exactly what the architects of the European Union hope to create. It's not just the Euro-skeptics who are saying these things. Manuel Barroso himself, when asked what the end-game of the European project actually was, responded that the EU was the world's first “non-imperial empire”. And when Belgian politician Paul-Henri Spaak was asked how he felt upon signing the Treaty of Rome, which formally established the European Community - the forerunner to the European Union, he remarked that "we felt like Romans on that day... We were consciously recreating the Roman Empire once more". Now the empire is looking for its emperor.

Of course these statements will come as no surprise to those who study Bible prophecy. For the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation do seem to indicate that the final world empire, the one that will exist at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, will be a revived form of the old Roman Empire. Daniel 9:26 identifies the Antichrist, here referred to as the 'prince that shall come', as being of the people who would destroy the city of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Daniel's visions of the four beasts in chapter seven, which represent the four world empires that would rule over the nation of Israel until the time of the end, also identify the Roman Empire as being the one that will exist at the return of Christ - albeit in a deteriorated form. And just as the Scriptures foretell the rise and fall of this final world empire, they also predict the rise of a man that will rule over it. Whether the man that will fill this position will be the Antichrist or not is impossible to tell, but one thing is sure, the way is certainly being prepared for his arrival.

That's not the end of the story. You may recall that the book of Daniel accurately predicted the fall of the Babylonian empire. Daniel witnessed the rise of the Medo-Persian empire, and described in vivid detail the conquests of Alexander the Great long before the events actually took place. He prophesied of the crucifixion of the Messiah and the destruction of the Second Temple by the hands of the Romans. He wrote about the final world empire and its Satanically inspired ruler. But he saw something else that made everything pale in comparison. He saw the Lord.

Daniel 7:13-14
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

That day which Daniel wrote about is drawing near. Jesus Christ is coming back. But the question is, are you ready to meet Him? How do I get ready, you may ask. Just by telling God that you are a sinner, and by thanking Him for sending the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to be your Saviour. He loves you. And He died for you so that your sins might be forgiven, and you could have everlasting life with Him in heaven. Why don't you turn away from your sins, and put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation today.

John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Source EU Observer, Express