let us join in together in a short prayer:
Dear heavenly Father, you who sits on the highest thrones, we come before you today, to thank you for your word which brings a new revelation to us each time we read it. We thank you Lord God, because our sins are forgiven and our eyes are now unveiled. Allow us to step into true communion with you, Lord that we may fully comprehend the things of your Kingdom. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen
Verse of focus: 2 Timothy 3:1-5
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
I am sure you have been watching the
news lately and have seen some of the most catastrophic news! The level of
recklessness has sky rocketed in the past month alone. It seems to me,
every time the news comes on, there is a homicide (or a mass killing). Well why
is this all happening? THE END IS NEAR! When I was younger, I used to hear
about how the world as we know it, was coming to an end. Back then, those
"rumors" were nothing but mystical theologies. That was before I came
to know the Lord of course. Now, through the revelation of the Holy Word of
God, I come as a witness of the Word to tell you truly, THE END is near! You may not, actually you won't
want to believe this because all of your life you were probably taught to
"live it up" because "your best life is now." With all due
respect, if you are one of those people, you are blinded and are in darkness
and are need of the truth (John 14:6). The Bible clearly states that these
devastating circumstances would happen. In Luke 21:32 it says "truly, I say to you, this
generation will not pass away until all has taken place." So you see, it
is not in our power to stop those things-but you know what is in our power,
our choosing to get RIGHT with God or to get left behind!
Everyday, God
gives us ink and a blank page and what we do with that page is our choice.
Granted some things we cannot prevent, but the standard for living right is
black and white (i.e, Philippians 4:8). To further prove this, in Lamentations
we see that "the steadfast love of the Lord NEVER ceases. His mercies are
new every morning!" Not every month-not every year-but daily! I know in
the midst of all the chaos it can be difficult to keep focus. But thank the
Lord for our comforter the Holy Spirit!
Friends,
family, and loved ones, we are in a battle! Ephesians 6 gives us the protocol
for battle. You cannot go into battle naked. We are in a battle because we know
that the struggle of the world (and ourselves) is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against powers of darkness, against spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly realms. My question to you is, are you ready for the
battle or are you naked? I am sorry to tell you, if you are not clothes with
the Garment of God, you like many others might be left at the trumpet sound.
We live in a
vicious world. But we know every tunnel must have its end. Praise be to God for
His son Jesus Christ for it is through Him (and Him alone) that we know we are
more than conquerors!! You have to believe it in your heart that no matter how
evil or dark this world gets, you are far more GREATER, STRONGER, FASTER,
BETTER than he that is of the world. Don't let the debauchery cause you to lose
Grace. Keep a sound mind and when the world is telling you to go left, please
remember that it is ONLY at the right hand of God can you find pleasures
forever more (i.e, Psalm 11:16).
I pray this
word brought revelation to your Spirit. As always, be blessed and stay favored!
