I wanted to post a note here about watching and readiness. We were told to be watching and ready for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. When you see posts about Ele-nin or Nibiru or financial collapse or whatever its going to be in the future, the reason the post was and will be made is because of the return of Jesus Christ for us.
It has been proven time and again that the rapture of the Church will be pre-tribulation. When we see tribulation like events coming at us should we not get excited about the possibility of getting off this wicked world? Yes, we should get excited. The world may get depressed and fearful but we should get excited if we really believe.
We were told that when the Lord comes back for us we better be watching and ready. Whatever it is that you need to do to keep yourself watching and ready for the Lords return, I would suggest you do it. Here, we attempt to be sensitive to the Lord's voice and prompting, and bring to your attention everything and anything that can be used to motivate (in truth) to keep watching and remain ready.
The Lord, I believe, gave me an example of what Satan likes to do to us from my football coaching experience. On the defensive line theres a technique that can be used that is a push pull to yank offensive linemen off balance and get the defense into the backfield. You push the guy and as soon as he pushes back you yank hard and pull him off balance. Thats what Satan is doing to many people in the world today, he is pushing and pulling them off balance.
For example, many people had an eye on ELE-nin thinking it may be part of a scheme where we end up going home with the Lord. So far that hasnt happened, but how many people stopped watching and ceased their readiness preparations this past month or two because business as usual has persisted? This same thing happens over and over again and the bible makes it very clear we must have the patience to wait for however long it takes for the Lord to come back for us and we need to be ready to meet Him right now. We must be ready to go and ready to stay.
Probability tells us that on any given day we will have business as usual because thats what we have on most days. People who are not ready for the possibility of extraordinary events that are certainly coming our way will be caught at a loss. Remember, as it was in the days of Noah and Lot. They knew not that destruction was coming until Noah entered the ark and the flood swept them all away. If we do not patiently continue to watch and be ready, we could end up like those swept away in the flood.
The Lord's warning is very clear:
Mark 13:32“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33Be on guard! Be alertf! You do not know when that time will come. 34It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”
Matt 24:45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Clearly we do not want to be cut asunder and be appointed a portion with the hypocrites. We MUST continue to watch and be ready. We are not out of the woods yet, but many like to tell us it will be business as usual forever. Every time business as usual continues after a time of heightened awareness on our part, the scoffers come out of the woodwork. The scoffers will soon only scoff at their own shame when the flood that is coming sweeps them away to eternal destruction.
Take a look around at the world today, does it look stable to you? Does it feel stable to you? This place is spinning out of control. Something is adversely affecting the earth in a big way. Sorry Im not a scientist but I do have the sense that our God gave mankind and the Holy Spirit within me. I know when things are light years away from "right." The only thing keeping the world from spinning out of control is the Lords timeline and His mercy.
The Lord is in control and things will proceed when He is ready for them to proceed. This requires faith and patience from us His servants. We must be watching and ready. We must be ready to stay here on this earth as suffering servants for years if need be and we must be ready to be called up into the clouds tonight.
Do not let Satan "push pull" you off balance. This writer has not predicted anything over the years this blog has been up. We have no need for predictions because the bible tells us clearly exactly what is coming...We are watching for what the bible says will happen, thats all. If the Lords Word says something is going to happen, it is 100% guaranteed to happen.
I pray that we are all found worthy to escape all that is about to happen and stand before the Son of Man in accordance with the command given to us in Luke 21:36.
Some of this has been impressed on this writer by the Lord, other parts (I think) are from my own thoughts.
grace and peace
