Sunday, May 22, 2011

NO ONE KNOWS

The WORD tells us that no one will know the time or the day that the LORD is coming back. And although I am soooo ready to meet Jesus, I am not anxious for His return.

Now before you all start thinking that I am not ready to meet Jesus, it is not that. The fact is, there are still so many people out there who have not yet come to know the Lord personally, there are so many who have yet to accept Him as their Savior. I am not ready to lose these loved ones, friends and family members to Satan and his lies. So before we all jump on the band wagon of trying to rush the Lord into coming back to get us, let us all check and make sure all of our friends, loved ones, and family members are ready for His return as well.

My heart is heavy for this person who thought, or I should say who believed so much that he knew the time and date of the Lord's return. Why you say? Because, he must have believed so much in his heart that he was right that he would dare to tell the whole world this. But here is the thing. Why would anyone want to try to pin point God down and say this is when He will come when He has said, NO ONE WILL KNOW. He is not a liar that He should lie. His word is TRUTH. Why would anyone concern themself with wanting to be the one to guess when the LORD is coming? I mean if you are right, no one will care or remember when they are in Heaven with the LORD. There will be no reward or crown waiting to reward you for knowing the exact time. It is not a contest or a game.

Matthew 24 v 36....."But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only."....
Matthew 24 v 42...."Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming"....
Matthew 24 v 44...."Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."......

Numbers 23 v 19.... "God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?"..........

The Lord did not tell us to try and figure this mystery out. No the Lord said take His gospel to the ends of the earth so that all creatures will know of His love and His gift of salvation. We need to be more concerned with getting people ready to meet the LORD when the time does come, instead of trying to be the one to guess at something God has said NO ONE WILL KNOW.

Mark 16 v 15....And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.".........

And then here is another thought. How sad for so many people who believed that this man knew the day and hour, and what did they do with that belief? Were they running around trying to save others, or were they running around trying to take care of unfinished business? It is not the same as us going home to be with the LORD when our time comes. We make preparations for our loved ones that we are leaving behind. But when the LORD comes back for us, hopefully there will not be any loved ones left behind. AMEN!

For all of us Christians, here is food for thought. We do not have to concern ourselves with the day and hour, because we will know instantly without mistake because we will be present with the LORD. What we do have to concern ourselves with, is that we spend what time we have here on earth, sharing the love of Christ Jesus with all we come into contact with. We do our part of bringing the gospel to the ends of the earth starting right here at home. AMEN!

2 Cor 5 v 6-9......So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the LORD. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the LORD. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him......

John 3 v 16-17.....For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.....

So you see, God is not out to condemn us, but to love us. He wants us each and everyone to spend eternity with Him. He says whosoever. We are the whosoevers. He is talking to us. Accept Him today as your personal Savior. Ask Him to come into your heart and make Him LORD over your life here on earth and He will be your LORD throughout all eternity. We can't wait on our friends,or even for our family members, this is a personal decision we have to make for ourselves. The TRUTH is , we will serve one or the other, Satan or JESUS. Choose Life, Choose JESUS!

DON'T WAIT! Do it today. Remember NO ONE KNOWS the day or hour. It could be before I finish typing this message and sending it out. I love you all, but Christ Jesus loves you more. Get into the WORD and you will always find the truth and see His love for you. AMEN!

STAY IN THE WORD!

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