Sometimes Helpless, Never Hopeless

The fifth and sixth trumpet blasts of the ninth chapter of Revelation informs us that there will be torment, specifically caused by locust enabled with a scorpion's sting. The suffering is so intense that people seek death, yet it eludes them. Unless one has God's seal on the forehead, then the torment is inevitable. Do you have the God's seal upon your heart?

When the locusts of your life swarm in and you pause, paralyzed by the piercing poison of the scorpion’s sting and you stand stunned or collapse because of the unrelenting reality of life and its weight seems overwhelming, REMEMBER: you are never hopeless, you are never without hope. Why?
Jesus is not never nor rarely—not just sometimes or often,
Jesus IS ALWAYS with you to the end of the age.
Jesus will NEVER forsake you.
He is the pruner who prunes the unbearable fruit.
Jesus is the finisher of our faith, proclaiming it is finished;
Jesus is the swallower of death and gives us the victory; and ultimately, Jesus is the annihilator of evil….yet we wait in eager anticipation of the glorious kingdom to come as we continue marching to Zion, beautiful beautiful Zion, the beautiful city of God!