Let Us Turn to God Before the End Times
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve probably noticed that talk of war, conflict, and violence is everywhere. American cities are on high alert for possible attacks, and while people worry about safety, the gun industry is projected to make huge profits—nearly $19.6 billion in 2025, according to the
Why is there so much anger, fighting, and hostility in the world? The Bible gives us the answer. James 4:1 tells us that the root of all this fighting comes from battles within our own hearts. We desire things we don’t have, so we argue, we fight, and we even destroy each other to get what we want. When we chase after selfish desires and follow the ways of the world, we end up working against God instead of with Him (James 4:4).
But God doesn’t leave us without hope. He invites us to turn to Him, examine our hearts, and ask Him for what we truly need (James 4:2-3). Jesus taught us to ask, seek, and knock—promising that God will provide for us (Matthew 7:7). He even reminded us not to be anxious about what we’ll eat or wear, but to trust that God knows and cares for our needs (Matthew 6:31-33).
When we put God first—when we truly delight in Him—He promises to give us the desires of our hearts (Psalm 37:4). That doesn’t mean we should sit back and do nothing. God calls us to work and live responsibly, but He also calls us to stop chasing power, wealth, and status as if they are the ultimate goals. Instead, we should be seeking His kingdom above all else.
God has given us spiritual authority. He said He would give us the keys to the kingdom—to bind what is evil and to release what is good (Matthew 16:19). This is our calling: to pray, to act in love, and to work for peace.
For those leaders who are pushing for war and power, we must pray. The Bible urges us to pray for all people, especially those in authority, so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Even when world leaders make decisions, God is still in control. Proverbs 21:1 reminds us that God directs the hearts of kings like streams of water—He is always overseeing what happens.
Before the world plunges further into conflict and chaos, let’s choose to turn to God now. When we fix our minds on Him, He promises to keep us in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3), even when the world around us is in turmoil.
James 4:1-4
New International Version
1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Matthew 7:7
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7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 6:31-33
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31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Psalm 37:4
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4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 16:19
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19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
1 Timothy 2:1, 2
King James Version
1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Proverbs 21:1
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
Isaiah 26:3
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3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
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