I was enjoying the music.  The one line I could recall from "It Won't Be Long" has been in my mind, on my heart and I have been humming and singing - but I couldn't find the rest of the song or recall it.  Thank you, Jim, for finding it and blessing all of us.  I also wept as the music washed over me.
 
These were the thoughts I penned as I listened to the music soar and pour over my heart.
 
There are scarey predictions of disaster affecting 5 cities, and there is speculation about Houston, New York City, Washington D. C., Miami and Los Angeles or San Diego.  Bio and chemical warfare may be coming.  Apparently Iran knows/has a chemical to poison the water supply to kill millions.  Perry Stone Jr. says they are detonating bombs up in the sky and if one is detonated above the USA, it could knock out all power for 6 months to a year.
 
I hadn't seriously thought about the consequences of that but it would be dire.
 
1) No pumps to supply fresh water for drinking, cooking, washing
 
2) No sewage, no sewage treatment
 
3) No lights, heat or air conditioning
 
4) No computer, telephone, television, radio, stove, microwave, refrigerator
 
5) Electric locks at the hospital (where I work) would be useless
 
6) No Pixus for medications
 
7) No elevators (11 floors!!)
 
8) No transportation - buses, taxis, trains, cars, planes
 
9) No appliances at home
 
10) No police or sheriff protection - no cars, radios, etc. to use for law enforcement, no 911
 
11) No medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.
 
12) No military protection/limited government - very vulnerable
 
My Prayer:
 
Lord, God of Israel, Lord of my life, I pray for your protection of those you have called to be your children.  Father, I feel in my soul that you are sending your Son Jesus for us soon, very soon.
 
It breaks my heart to think/imagine the devastation coming to this world I have loved so dearly, your Creation.  Father, you know how I love the plants, the trees and flowers You created, the beasts of the field - the gentle beauty of the Jersey cow and the strength of the bull and the horse, the humility of the donkey, the busyness of the chickens, guineas and other fowl, the faithfulness of the dog, the agility and aloofness of the cat and the songs of the birds.  Lord, they have also suffered from the curse on the earth, the curse of sin, the curse of satan and his minions.
 
Father, the world moans and groans in pain and in travail.  We wait on the Coming of our Lord and Savior.
 
Delay not your coming.  Come now, Lord Jesus, and take your church home to Heaven.
 
Lord, I am fearful of even writing what I perceive is going to be happening soon.  It is almost as if by not writing down what I see in my spirit, I can delay the darkness, the pain, the deaths, the sorrows, the fear that is coming.
 
Lord, people won't listen.  They turn away from me.  They don't want to think about Jesus coming soon.  Father, I've been looking forward to this for over 30+ years - since the Six Days War in 1967 and the preaching at Rehoboth Baptist Church in Georgia in 1971.
 
You gave me the words to the song "It won't be long till we'll be leaving here.  It won't be long..."  I couldn't even remember all the words to it or who sang it but my heart has been rejoicing the past few weeks as I hummed or sang those brief few bars of music.
 
Father, prepare the hearts of those I love and make them ready for your coming.  What more can I do?
 
Father, I look forward to Heaven and Your blessed presence - no more death, no more tears, no more pain, no more fear or anxious thoughts.  We will bask and worship in the light of Your Glory.  We will praise you for eternity.  The music of Heaven will wash over us and cleanse us of our sin, our frailties, our pain, our sorrow.  Oh Lord, prepare our hearts to partake in Your Glory.  Make us ready.  Helps us to "Count the years as months, count the months as weeks and count the weeks as days."  We'll be going Home!!  Heaven is our Home!
 
Amen
 
So, I still have tears coursing down my cheeks -  tears of joy at the thought of His Coming and Heaven and tears of sorrow for those in the world who do not know Him and will be left here on earth.  I can only imagine what it will be like for those who are left when all the Christians are taken out, when only those who do not have the Light are left in darkness to fend for themselves.  I have often wondered how people function who do not know the Lord.  I lean so heavily on Him daily.  How do they make it through the day?  Well, they may not make it through the days that are a-coming.
 
"I can only imagine what it will be like" to stand in His Presence and know that Peace.  I think it will be much deeper than what we as Christians are experiencing on earth.  And that is another song I love to hear and sing.  "Will I dance for you, Jesus, or in awe of You be still?"
 
"I can only imagine!"
 
Good night and God bless you each one.