Comfort one another.
We aren't appointed unto wrath but to obtain salvation. His children are are not of darkness. Be sober and watch. comfort one another. This world, at times, makes me scared. I find myself filled with fear, but I am reminded God hath not given me a spirit of fear, but of a sound mind, power, and love. This world, at times, makes me scared to bring a child into it, but I am reminded that children are an heritage of the Lord. This world, at times, seems hopeless, but I am reminded where my eternity lies, and I am comforted. This world, at times, has me selfishly desiring the Lord's return, but I'm reminded there are many who aren't saved, and I'm reminded that God can use me as a vessel because the Lord will come like a thief in the night. This glorious occasion is described as a mystery (1 Corinthians 15:51; Ephesians 3:4-5). Are you ready? If you read nothing else, know that Jesus died for you, and He loves you so much. Whatever you feel is unforgivable, His blood can cover it, and He wants to welcome you into His family with big, open, comforting arms. All you have to do is know you're a sinner in need of the Savior, ask for forgiveness, repent, and be saved. As I've studied the Rapture and Second Coming, I've been very aware of the fact there are many lost souls, and I keep asking myself what I'm doing to help people come to His saving grace. Am I showing His love when I'm at work, driving down the road, in the grocery store, going through the drive through, on the days I'm quite sleep deprived, when I see a need even at a time that's inconvenient for me, etc.? Am I telling people about Jesus? Uh oh. Here comes the offensive boat. I have so often found myself getting caught up in worrying someone will be offended or reject Jesus, and so I just don't share. Here's the deal. Option A: I can either tell people and they just may come to the Lord right then, or it just may be a seed planted for later on, and they may get to spend eternity, in Heaven, praising God. Option B: I can stay in my comfort zone, keep my mouth closed, and they just may spend eternity in hell, and that blood is on my hands. Am I teaching people about Jesus? And here's round two of the offensive bus. We all love to hear about the love of God, and my my don't we have plenty to talk about! I'll never wrap my brain around how He can love us in such a way He divinely creates our bodies to heal themselves of scrapes and such, and He sent His Son to die for our sins although Jesus was faultless and we're plum full of faults. It's just unfathomable! However, God is a God of wrath. His precious Word was given to us to learn from, and we're picking and choosing the parts we like and don't like. We're putting our own personal opinions and biases and leaving God out. We have to stop. We must become stewards of His Word, rightly dividing (digging, disecting) It. (Ouch- holler back to myself.) Christ told us to go into ALL nations and TEACH them to observe ALL things which He has commanded us. Discipleship is vitally important. Feet that are firmly planted are crucial. Am I being eternally minded? Y'all sometimes I get so stuck on the here and now. All I can think about is what I'm going to eat next and which outfit I'll wear tomorrow. All the while, there are people in this world who have no idea what they'll eat tomorrow or the next day, and clothes certainly aren't a priority. I get so wrapped up in my job that it takes priority over my walk with God. I despise admitting that, but it's true. I'm not saying we can't enjoy food, clothes, and even work, however, are we thankful? Are we glorifying God in it? Am I looking for tomorrow, or am I looking to eternity? When Yellow Car Boy and I discuss children, my tummy gets in all kinds of knots. I firmly believe it is the parents' job to guard the child's heart as much as possible. When that conversation arises, oh the ridicule that follows. Some of my favorite lines- "You can't put them in a bubble." "They won't be prepared for the world." In my head I think: "Who needs a bubble when you have Jesus?" "Good, I don't want them prepared for the world." "We don't even have children yet." "Would exposing them to all the world has to offer be better, you think?" I'm no parenting expert- clearly we have no children/I'm an expert at nothing besides eating sweets (if you can be an expert at that), but I largely desire to have a child that furthers the Kingdom of God over one that pushes the corporate ladder. I do want educated and successful children, and I think there's a great way to accomplish both. However, eternity is much longer than this short life on earth, and what we feel God leading us to is what we'll need to do. (I think I may have gone off on a soap box- I apologize.) This is one of those posts where I'm not entirely sure I conveyed what I wanted to, and I'm fearful parts can be misinterpreted, but my point is- Jesus is coming. Whether it be right now, tomorrow, 100 years or 10,000 years from now- He's coming. And we, His children, need to share His love, His Word, His grace, and Gospel message in all ways, everyday, every where. What's hindering us? 1Th 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1Th 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as doothers; but let us watch and be sober. 1Th 5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 1Th 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 1Th 5:10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 1Th 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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Starlyn
9/7/2016 08:40:18 am
Thank you for this Linzee, I get all the places you are coming from and needed to read all of this today!
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