What can be of any greater motivation for being ready, and telling the good news, “Jesus saves” than knowing that the Lord Jesus coming is at hand. Romans 13:11-12 says “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake our of sleep, (The Amplified Bible says, of spiritual compliancy) for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light.” <\/p>\n
My daily prayer is, Lord don’t let me be like Israel when their Messiah rode into Jerusalem and wept over it, Luke 19:42-44 saying “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even to the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”<\/p>\n
These are some of the saddest words to me, because they could have known (and I believe they did, but he was not the kind of Messiah they were looking for and chose to reject him as their suffering savior if they had believed all that the prophets had written about him. Jesus would have never said “if thou hadst known” if they could not have known, (if he had not revealed it to his servant Daniel 9:24-27) that from the time of being delivered from Babylon captivity until their Messiah would come, riding into Jerusalem (Zec.9:9) on a donkey would be 69 weeks or 483 years, and be crucified.<\/p>\n
The Lord showed me years ago, that Noah’s generation (Matt.24:39) “knew not until the flood came and took them all away…” and in Luke 19:44 they (Israel) “knewest not the time of their visitation.” And the last part of Matt.24:39 says “…so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” This tells me that most just like Noah’s Day, this wicked and adulterous generation will not know, that the Lord’s coming is nigh at hand.<\/p>\n
Jesus goes on in vs. 42-51 exhorting them and us, so as to “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour (instant) your Lord doth come. But know (have understanding of) this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore, be ye also ready, for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming. And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in and hour that he is not ware of, And shall cut him asunder (off) and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”<\/p>\n
Hebrews 9:28 says “…and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Luke 21:34-36 “And take heed to (meaning to be on guard, pay attention to, watch) yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged (burdened, weighted down) with surfeiting, (to indulge in pleasure recklessly) and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, so that day (this is speaking of the Rapture, because from the signing of the peace treaty Dan.9:27 until Christ seconding with his bride to earth, will be exactly 7-years) come upon you unawares. For a snare (trap) shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch (meaning, the habit of keeping the eye constantly alive to events) ye therefore, and pray always, (which is the habit of keeping the heart constantly lifted up to God) that ye may be accounted worthy (to deem entirely deserving, qualified) to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Amplified Bible say’s, at his coming). <\/p>\n
May I encourage you today, to tell somebody Titus 2:11-13 of “the grace of God that bringeth salvation (that) hath appeared to all men. (tell them what this grace teaches) Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God and our saviour Jesus Christ.”
\nYes, our Lord Jesus is coming, and by the converging of all the signs Luke 21:25-28 as my Lord says we’re to do “then look up and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” <\/p>\n
Yes, Jesus is coming, and as my friend Kevin Edwards said he knows when the Lord is coming “Today or tomorrow” so true. Yes that early church, believed it so, they greeted one another with Maranatha (when they meet and when they would leave one another).<\/p>\n
Keep looking up and tell everyone who has (Rev.3:22) “an ear to hear…what the Spirit saith unto the churches” to repent of our apathy, lethargy, complacency, and lack of commitment, and walk (Eph.5:1) “in love”, vs.8 “as children of the light…” vs.15 and circumspectly.” (Meaning, watching your conduct, look carefully, how you walk).<\/p>\n
I can’t speak for others, this is a time for me to search my heart, to make sure, my motive is pure, and righteous, in all my action. That all I’m doing, is in obedience to my soon coming King, (Heb.12:1) that I have “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” This is a time as JD Collins said “to live holy.” God Bless. Maranatha!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What can be of any greater motivation for being ready, and telling the good news, “Jesus saves” than knowing that the Lord Jesus coming is at hand. Romans 13:11-12 says “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake our of sleep, (The Amplified Bible says, of spiritual compliancy) for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light.” My daily prayer is, Lord don’t let me be like Israel when their Messiah rode into Jerusalem and wept over it, Luke 19:42-44 saying “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even to the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” These are some of the saddest words to me, because they could have known (and I believe they did, but he was not the kind of Messiah they were looking for and chose to reject him as their suffering savior if they had believed all that the prophets had written about him. Jesus would have never said “if thou hadst known” if they could not have known, (if he had not revealed it to his servant Daniel 9:24-27) that from the time of being delivered from Babylon captivity until their Messiah would come, riding into Jerusalem (Zec.9:9) on a donkey would be 69 weeks or 483 years, and be crucified. The Lord showed me years ago, that Noah’s generation (Matt.24:39) “knew not until the flood came and took them all away…” and in Luke 19:44 they (Israel) “knewest not the time of their visitation.” And the last part of Matt.24:39 says “…so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” This tells me that most just like Noah’s Day, this wicked and adulterous generation will not know, that the Lord’s coming is nigh at hand. Jesus goes on in vs. 42-51 exhorting them and us, so as to “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour (instant) your Lord doth come. But know (have understanding of) this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore, be ye also ready, for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming. And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in and hour that he is not ware of, And shall cut him asunder (off) and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Hebrews 9:28 says “…and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Luke 21:34-36 “And take heed to (meaning to be on guard, pay attention to, watch) yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged (burdened, weighted down) with surfeiting, (to indulge in pleasure recklessly) and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, so that day (this is speaking of the Rapture, because from the signing of the peace treaty Dan.9:27 until Christ seconding with his bride to earth, will be exactly 7-years) come upon you unawares. For a snare (trap) shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch (meaning, the habit of keeping the eye constantly alive to events) ye therefore, and pray always, (which is the habit of keeping the heart constantly lifted up to God) that ye may be accounted worthy (to deem entirely deserving, qualified) to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Amplified Bible say’s, at his coming). May I encourage you today, to tell somebody Titus 2:11-13 of “the grace of God that bringeth salvation (that) hath appeared to all men. (tell them what this grace teaches) Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God and our saviour Jesus Christ.” Yes, our Lord Jesus is coming, and by the converging of all the signs Luke 21:25-28 as my Lord says we’re to do “then look up and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” Yes, Jesus is coming, and as my friend Kevin Edwards said he knows when the Lord is coming “Today or tomorrow” so true. Yes that early church, believed it so, they greeted one another with Maranatha (when they meet and when they would leave one another). Keep looking up and tell everyone who has (Rev.3:22) “an ear to hear…what the Spirit saith unto the churches” to repent of our apathy, lethargy, complacency, and lack of commitment, and walk (Eph.5:1) “in love”, vs.8 “as children of the light…” vs.15 and circumspectly.” (Meaning, watching your conduct, look carefully, how you walk). 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