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-Are You Ready?-
Jesus is coming back! There are many people in the world today who don't believe that, just as the Bible prophesied in 2 Peter 3:3-4 "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." But those people are very mistaken, Jesus said "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." (Mat 24:36) Jesus made it very clear that there is an appointed day and hour for His return and He will catch away those who are prepared and ready for His coming, to bring us to heaven to celebrate for 7 years then bring us back to the earth to rule and reign with Him.
The close of the Church age and the end of things as we know them is coming near. God has already reminded us through His written Word and by His Holy Spirit that Jesus is coming back. The question is are you ready? Many Christians today are not ready for the return of Jesus and if they are not ready then they will not go up with Him when he comes for the Church. If Christians believed Jesus was coming back then they would obey 1John 3:3 "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." This hope that John is speaking about is the return of the Lord and he instructs us to keep our self pure; pure from what? Pure from the world. We are not to act like the world, we are to be just like Jesus, in our ways, actions and behavior. For the average Christian today they have a hard time living right, going to church and obeying Gods Word, they are like those mentioned in Luke 14:16-24, the story of the great supper, they were too busy to attend the great feast, because they were involved more in the business of daily life and so consumed with the things of the world. If Christians are too busy now for the Lord then how much more when he returns, He will only come for those who are prepared, waiting and looking for His appearing. God wants us to enjoy success, wealth and all material blessings on this earth, but at the same time He does not want them to take higher importants than Him. Les us do what 1Thess 5:6 says "Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and sober." We are to enjoy the earth and its fullness, but at the same time we are to be ready in our hearts for the return of the Lord.
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-A Place Too Much Like Hell-
A young lawyer who was an atheist, boasted that he was going west to a place where there were no churches, no Sunday schools, and no Bibles. The young lawyer could not last a whole year, he wrote to a classmate, who was a young minister, begging him to come out and start a church. "Be sure to bring plenty of Bibles," he said. "I have become convinced that a place without Christians, Sunday schools, churches, or Bibles is too much like hell for any living man to stay in." For many they may not be living hell on earth, but hell will always be found at the end of a Christless life. But for those who are with Christ they can live a Glorious life with a Glorious end.
Always remember the Word of God for today...:)
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