by David Brenneman
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me." Revelation 3:20.
"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:9-21.
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:25-34
"When God arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah." Psalms 76:9
Oh what days in which we live and have arrived at in human history.
We, quite literally, could be standing on the precipice of honestly the most sought after day in all of Christianity. The return of our blessed forever Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
To all who haven't yet decided whether or not Jesus loves them...I assure you that He does! He wants the absolute best for all and it's only found in a right real relationship with Jesus Christ.
For those oh so focused on the things of this life, this world, lift your head. Jesus stands at the door and knocks. Ask Him in to be the forgiver of your sins and the leader of your life. The offer of the last few thousand years is drawing to a close before He does return. It will be a different type of offer after He does. People will be saved during the Great Tribulation to come but it will be during the greatest distress towards Believers in history. Most will be martyrs.
Worrying about today is never good for the Believer. We know whom has saved us and He indeed is able to keep us until our time to leave this world or His return.
We who are in Christ ought always be ready to step into eternity to forever be with Jesus. I do believe as my Spiritual Dad Mike Wingfield says in his September Newsletter that Jesus is at the door of Heaven. See www.ptnews.org.
We who are saved are to live each day with the expectation of today being THAT day. Jesus said that we know not when our Master will return so Be on the alert!
We still have what time we do have and until that day, we are indeed to live lives in Christ Jesus in such a way that people see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven. We are to be different, not some amalgamation of the world and the Church. The Churches we go to ought to be preaching and teaching the whole counsel of God. Not warm fuzzy sermons and entertaining people with no mention of their need for salvation through Jesus Christ alone. For it is by grace we are saved through faith in the Son of God who died once for all that we have any hope of the resurrection!
There will be no warning of when Jesus steps through that door of His Heaven to call on all who have believed to come home!
Nobody is going to have even a second to have a second chance.
The Scriptures say that at the time appointed by the Father, Jesus will give the shout to come! The dead in Christ will rise first and then those who are alive and remain will join Him in the air.
I have believed from long ago and a few other Godly men have affirmed my belief that Jesus would indeed return in my lifetime. Oh how the world has changed in just the last 50 years! The world's attention is just about laser focused on the Middle East. The events of these last days are supposed to be entirely about Daniel's 70th week that we read about in the Scriptures.
As Cece Winans has been singing and I stand with her in this "Come Jesus Come! We have waited so long!".
I have no idea how long we have left. My heart both cries out to be with Jesus and I am as Paul in that I am more than obligated to keep writing each morning. This is what I was called to be doing.
Are you doing what Jesus called you to be doing if indeed you are among the saved in Christ?
Will He find you about the Father’s business or sitting on the couch?
This message today is for the saved and the as yet unbelieving.
Jesus is coming. Are you ready?
Everyone will face Jesus. Either as Lord and Savior or as Judge. For those truly saved, it will never be as Judge because the Bible says that there is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Remember these words of Jesus:
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil." John 3:16-19.
Come Jesus Come...today might be the day...
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