“For behold the day is coming, burning like an oven when all the arrogant and evil doers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze says the Lord of hosts, so that I will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall and you shall tread down the wicked for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet. On the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts, remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Hoveb for all Israel. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”
REVELATION 22:14-21 – “Blessed are those who wash their robes (yourselves, your skin, your sin) so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star. The spirit and the bride say, ‘Come’ and let the one who hears say come, and let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. He who testifies to these things says surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen
I was having a conversation with a guy yesterday who said he believed in God and the Bible but he just couldn’t give it all to God. I have been in his shoes. I have said those words. Were they just words or did I really mean them? I may have meant them but I didn’t fear the Lord! Do you fear the Lord? Do you believe what the Bible says? If you are reading this you obviously read the few verses I wrote. I thought that the last few verses of the Old Testament and the last few verses of the New Testament had to go good together and I think they do. Just reading on Malachi, I know for sure I want to be serving the Lord with my all when the day comes that He shows the world once again the distinction between the righteous and the wicked.
I see it like this: when I was a kid we used to gather all the kids from the neighborhood and play football. We would have team captains and pick one at a time the players on our team. When God calls all of us to play for Him who is He going to pick? Will it be you? If you think He will pick you, then you are doing everything you can to live your life according to His direction. You are giving it your all. You are daily working on your relationships with Jesus Christ. You are reading, praying, turning from sin, and surrounding yourself with people doing the same! Here is the fact of the matter. You get to decide who you play for. It is either the world (Satan’s team) or God (Jesus’ team). Everybody will play for one team or another. If you don’t read the Bible you may not know that the ball game has been bought already and Satan’s team, the “Hornets” will lose to God’s team, the “Angels”. That is information you might want to know before you pick your team. Are you taking steps in your life today to play for the Hornets or the Angels? I will choose God’s team because He will be victorious. If you read the Bible it will tell you exactly what is going to happen at kick off, at half time, right down to the very last play. As for me, I will see all of you who decide to play for the “Angels” at the “after party”.
Prayer
I pray Father, for the ones who claim to know you and believe in you! Give them a heart for you Lord, a desire to give you their all. Please help us to see the light and stay out of the darkness. Give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and wisdom to know when to run like hell when Satan comes at us! Amen
How many people do you know that would make the team if Jesus came home tomorrow? And what can we do to recruit the lost ones to our team? Fathers are we leading our families and our loved ones into a losing battle, a death trap, because we are trying to do it ourselves, because we are self-reliant and proud? Or are we leading our families into paradise and eternal life with our Lord and Savior?
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