{"id":403,"date":"2023-01-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=323"},"modified":"2022-11-30T21:47:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T02:47:35","slug":"the-time-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2023\/01\/09\/the-time-is-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time is Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cB<\/strong>uild your faith before the storm.<strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><sup>47<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: &nbsp;<strong><sup>48<\/sup><\/strong>He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. &nbsp;<strong><sup>49<\/sup><\/strong>But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luke 6:47-49<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the hurricane is already at your door that is not the time to try to board up the windows! We prepare BEFORE the storm. As a believer we should prepare for every circumstance daily by spending time in the presence and Word of God. If we build our faith daily, we will be strong when the storm comes. We will not panic. We will not be easily defeated. We will be victorious through God&#8217;s strength and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Victory Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I will build my faith before the storm by daily obeying God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBuild your faith before the storm.\u201d 47Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: &nbsp;48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2023\/01\/09\/the-time-is-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Time is 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