ARE YOU ABLE TO DRINK THE CUP THAT I DRINK!!!

/crt““`Dec. 2, 2013

ARE YOU ABLE TO DRINK THE CUP THAT I DRINK!!!

“Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. Rev. 12:10-11

“EVEN WHEN FACED WITH DEATH” My friends how do we, like John, who wrote Revelations maintain this type of faith which without it, we miss out on our eternal destination, and God’s pure, and  holy kingdom.

First let’s go to Mark 10:35-38 we have James and John coming before the Lord with a special request…. “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” And Christ response to them was “…..Are you able to DRINK THE CUP THAT I DRINK, or to be BAPTIZED WITH THE BAPTISM with which I am baptized?”

A few chapters before in Mark 8:34-35 He tells them “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

He also knew without a daily walk with God that Satan would sift them like wheat, but he also knew because of there daily walk with Him, where there journey would take them. Just like He knows if we stay focused through our Faith where our journey will take us.

So He tells them in Mark 10:39 That you will indeed drink the CUP THAT I DRINK , and with the BAPTISM I AM BAPTIZED with you will be BAPTIZED, because he knew their Faith and where He was leading them.

For in Acts 12:1-2 it tells us “about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. YES HE DID DRINK FROM THAT CUP. And my friends because of His faith, and his daily walk with Chris, was he able to be a Marty for Christ.

And our savior also new what faith it would take for John, who became the disciple of love to DRINK OF THAT SAME CUP as he was sent into exile on the island of Patmos, where he was revealed through God’s Spirit the book of revelation, and our end day prophecy.

Christ knew there faith would grow stronger as they continued to die to self daily while allowing the transforming power of the Spirit to take control of there lives, our Savior also knew what was in front of Him and the faith he would have to exemplify, and the strength and knowledge, in knowing his father would not leave, or forsake him, and what drastic measures Satan would take with all the forces of evil in trying, but failing to defeat our Savior in the great controversy.

Today we must prepare our lives through our faith and God’s Spirit FOR THAT SAME CUP. My friends many times our faith has been tested and we passed. But are we consistent. My friends there is an elimination process going on now, what does Christ see as He comes across our names.

Can He find us searching the scriptures and praying diligently for the outpouring of His Spirit, or does He find us wasting His time in front of the TV or spending His money on everything except what will bring glory and honor to His name in telling a world of the good news of Christ return.

My friends we know how this controversy started and we know how it will end. And some where on this journey we will play a VITAL PART in this conflict, But today God is trying to prepare us to be able to CARRY HIS CROSS and DRINK FROM HIS CUP.

But the question we must ask ourselves, are the things of this world going to allow our mind to be weaken to the point where Satan causes us to loose our faith that we have built on right here at the threshold of our saviors soon return Hosea 4:6 tells us My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee….” My friends Pray that “YOUR CUP RUNNETH OVER”, “for without faith it will be impossible to please God OR TO DRINK FROM OUR SAVIORS CUP.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY