When
we compare the news report headlines all over the world, the prevalent picture
shows a world that is spiralling out of control in everything that is inimical
to the growth of any society. Comparing these headlines to the end-time prophecies
of the Bible, we can safely conclude that God's game clock is running out: that
it's way past halftime in our world! In fact, it could be that our world and
our generation are hearing God's two-minute warning. When football players hear
that warning, they throw caution to the wind, they make every second count and
they do whatever it takes to get points on the score-board. Jesus Christ said,
"We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the One who sent us. The
night is coming, and then no one can work.” (John 9:4 – NLT). It seems to me that Team Jesus - all of us
who claim to follow Him - should be doing no less! We should be moving beyond
maintenance mode to taking new grounds for the Kingdom. We should be serving
and giving like there may not be a lot more tomorrows. Friend, the time has
come and is NOW to forget turf and forget territory! He is coming for His BODY not
bodies. It is time to wage a united battle for the lost souls in our towns!
Let's refuse to let our fears keep us any longer from telling that lost friend,
neighbour or relation about our Jesus Christ. It is time to abandon the suspicions
and tentativeness that are bred by uncertain times like these, and trade it in
for selfless and bold actions that these times demand. This is no time to
settle for being on the sidelines or in the stands, or hiding out in some holy
huddle! Neither is it time to be heading for the locker rooms or sitting on the
ball. This game is too big to forfeit, and it's too costly to lose. Remember,
the enemy hungers to win but we must be hungrier to win! God bless you.
"When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me]" (Genesis 17:1, AMP). A while back, I overheard a conversation between two young men; both were wondering how a person can be and remain holy in a world that daily encourages you to exhibit and enjoy every self-indulgent pleasure one desires. Of course, they knew the Scripture in Psalm 119:9-11, which describes how a young man can keep his way pure, but they feel it is increasingly becoming difficult to discern the way of the Lord from the world system. To them, many Pastors and children of God have been won over by the kingdom of darkness to subvert the principles of God as written in the Bible. They were not wrong, in light of some of the teaching coming from the pulpits! The above ...
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