Economic instability, global conflict, natural disasters, moral decay, and growing lawlessness have become regular features of daily headlines. Just this morning, a major publication asked the question: “How to Survive a Crisis?”
But for the believer, for those who trust in the Word of God, the question is not how to survive, but who we are waiting for.
The Bible is not silent about the times of trouble that would come upon the world. In fact, Jesus Himself warned, “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet” (Matthew 24:6). This world, in all its uncertainty, is moving steadily toward a day foretold — the return of Jesus Christ.
The Final Crisis Foretold
In the book of Revelation, we find a sobering but hopeful picture of the end times. The Apostle John, exiled on the Isle of Patmos, was shown what would take place in the last days. There would be great upheaval — judgments poured out upon the earth, persecution, and tribulation. “For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Revelation 6:17).
To most, this is a time of dread and uncertainty. But to the child of God, those washed in the blood of the Lamb, the end of days is not something to fear — it is the long-awaited promise fulfilled. The trumpet will sound, and the Lord will return.
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).
What a glorious hope we have! The crisis of this world is not our end — it is our beginning.
Not Survival, But Salvation
The world asks how to survive a crisis. The believer must ask: how do we stand in Christ? In the face of every storm, our confidence is not in government plans or survival kits — it is in the One who holds the future in His hands.
Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:1). Our peace does not come from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of the Savior.
The truth is, there is a greater crisis than war or famine — it is to face eternity without Christ. But there is hope. The Bible declares, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).
This is the message that must be declared in the time of crisis — not merely how to survive the world’s troubles, but how to be saved from eternal separation from God.
The Time Is Short
Now more than ever, the urgency is great. We are not guaranteed tomorrow. The signs are all around us. Paul wrote, “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (Romans 13:11).
For the believer, this is not a time to hide — it is a time to shine. It is a time to share the truth, to stand firm in the Word, and to look up, “for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).
A Call to Be Ready
Jesus taught in the parable of the ten virgins that we must be ready when the Bridegroom comes (Matthew 25:1–13). Five were wise and five were foolish. The wise had oil in their lamps — symbolic of the Holy Spirit, of readiness, of relationship. The foolish were unprepared, and the door was shut.
Let us be found among the wise. Let us live every day with the urgency of eternity in our hearts.
In Closing
To the world, the end is a crisis. But to the Christian, it is the moment we’ve longed for — the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are not called to merely survive. We are called to stand, to endure, and to hope.
Let the world ask how to survive. We will answer with faith, proclaiming that our hope is not in this world, but in the One who overcame it.
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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