"Watch therefore: for ye know not
what hour your lord doth come."
Man, so much is going on in the world now, it's hard to even understand what might be next. A lot of people are living one day to the next like any other day. Others are worried what might happen financially or worse, in the war on terror. Facts are facts. The world is winding down and something is coming. I don't think any logical person could argue the world has gotten better over the last 50 years. I mean, violence of all types, morale decay, world stability faltering. It all has gotten worse. Some may argue we have better technology and more options now than ever. I say yes, but that means more options for evil doing as well. Now please don't get me wrong here. I am not a pessimist. I am just stating the facts about the world we live in. The good news is, it's all leading up to something big. That big thing is the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. That in and of itself should set our hearts at ease. This whole thing we call life, is but a spec in the grand scheme of things. So here in this weeks verse, Jesus himself was telling his disciples, watch. The word actually means to be vigilant. Here is the Websters definition of it, alertly watchful especially to avoid danger. Avoiding danger. That really does say it all in a nut shell. For those who are Christ's it's a non issue. For those who are not and are left behind at the rapture of the church, which is before his return, it's real bad news.You see, for God to be just, He has to eventually Judge the earth. He can't just allow it to continue on forever. The outcome would be shear madness. He sent His son to make a way back to Him, but after that event, the clock stated ticking. It's all in the prophetic calendar. Israel becoming a nation again in 1948 pretty much was the last thing really on the timetable. He could rapture the church, the 7 year tribulation would then commence at some point after that, and then His return would be here. God did not tell us the hour or the day. The bible is clear about that. So please don't think any of these cooks out there predicting the day are correct. What He did say though was to watch. In other places He said, when you see these things. The whole first part of this chapter in Matthew 24, Jesus is telling them about the end times. It's a good read. It really nails the times we are living in pretty well. So the question is, why did He say watch? I believe it is so we have the correct perspective on life. Our focus won't be on temporal things, but on things of eternity. I have heard people say, Christians are so heavenly minded, they are no earthly good. I have also heard a pastor say, you can be no earthly good until you are heavenly minded. Thanks pastor Jon Courson. It's really true though. These are the last days. How long will they last is unclear, but the fact is we need to be on track and walking correctly. One of my favorite songs is by Reverend James Cleveland. "Get right church and lets go home." That truly is my deepest desire. Going home to be with my Lord. No more pain, sorrow, stress, suffering. It will all be gone and the light of Christ will illuminate our lives for eternity. Who wouldn't want that? AM I perfect? No way. I am forgiven though and made perfect through Christ's shed blood. Thank you Jesus. So be encouraged this week. He could return at any moment, are you ready?
Bob.
what hour your lord doth come."
Man, so much is going on in the world now, it's hard to even understand what might be next. A lot of people are living one day to the next like any other day. Others are worried what might happen financially or worse, in the war on terror. Facts are facts. The world is winding down and something is coming. I don't think any logical person could argue the world has gotten better over the last 50 years. I mean, violence of all types, morale decay, world stability faltering. It all has gotten worse. Some may argue we have better technology and more options now than ever. I say yes, but that means more options for evil doing as well. Now please don't get me wrong here. I am not a pessimist. I am just stating the facts about the world we live in. The good news is, it's all leading up to something big. That big thing is the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. That in and of itself should set our hearts at ease. This whole thing we call life, is but a spec in the grand scheme of things. So here in this weeks verse, Jesus himself was telling his disciples, watch. The word actually means to be vigilant. Here is the Websters definition of it, alertly watchful especially to avoid danger. Avoiding danger. That really does say it all in a nut shell. For those who are Christ's it's a non issue. For those who are not and are left behind at the rapture of the church, which is before his return, it's real bad news.You see, for God to be just, He has to eventually Judge the earth. He can't just allow it to continue on forever. The outcome would be shear madness. He sent His son to make a way back to Him, but after that event, the clock stated ticking. It's all in the prophetic calendar. Israel becoming a nation again in 1948 pretty much was the last thing really on the timetable. He could rapture the church, the 7 year tribulation would then commence at some point after that, and then His return would be here. God did not tell us the hour or the day. The bible is clear about that. So please don't think any of these cooks out there predicting the day are correct. What He did say though was to watch. In other places He said, when you see these things. The whole first part of this chapter in Matthew 24, Jesus is telling them about the end times. It's a good read. It really nails the times we are living in pretty well. So the question is, why did He say watch? I believe it is so we have the correct perspective on life. Our focus won't be on temporal things, but on things of eternity. I have heard people say, Christians are so heavenly minded, they are no earthly good. I have also heard a pastor say, you can be no earthly good until you are heavenly minded. Thanks pastor Jon Courson. It's really true though. These are the last days. How long will they last is unclear, but the fact is we need to be on track and walking correctly. One of my favorite songs is by Reverend James Cleveland. "Get right church and lets go home." That truly is my deepest desire. Going home to be with my Lord. No more pain, sorrow, stress, suffering. It will all be gone and the light of Christ will illuminate our lives for eternity. Who wouldn't want that? AM I perfect? No way. I am forgiven though and made perfect through Christ's shed blood. Thank you Jesus. So be encouraged this week. He could return at any moment, are you ready?
Bob.
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