March 19, 2015
MY FRIENDS, TIME TELLS A STORY BUT DO WE HAVE THE INABILITY OR UNWILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE?
“A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.” 
The most popular quote from the novel states;
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,”
“worst of times, age of foolishness, epoch of incredulity, season of Darkness,” all attributes of life in the 21st century, depicted in a supposedly fictitious novel over 150 years ago. And what is so incredible, when Dickens tells us, it was the epoch of incredulity, similar to the times we live in today.
In addition, it is a very distinctive time, but like 1859 we also have allowed the god of this world to place within us the inability or unwillingness to believe what is being played out before our eyes each day.
But my friends the final season the coldest of them all is about too end, for the darkness is continuous at this point. But because of
the love, grace and mercy of God for His children there is still a glimmer of light that still flickers and that my friends is the light that must shine within us as we carry out God’s mandate throughout the world.
Oh the passion and the prayers that must never cease as we “repent therefore and become converted, that our sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to [us] before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.” Acts 3:19-20 (NKJV)
Oh the daily searching of the scriptures it is going to take to gain the faith and endurance to continue on this Journey to the promise land, but “All who come to Christ for a clearer knowledge of the truth will receive it.
He will unfold to them the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, and these mysteries will be understood by the heart that longs to know the truth. A heavenly light will shine into the soul temple, and will be revealed to others as the bright shining of a lamp on a dark path.” (E. G. White Christ Object Lessons pp 36)
My friends if we allow that bright shinning of a lamp to go out within us we will be like one of the five foolish virgins while the bridegroom was delayed, slumbered and slept.
But when the “midnight cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’[for they were unprepared to meet Him.]
But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for 
yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.” Matt. 25:1-10 (NKJV)
My friends grace still allows that door to be open for His Chosen, But we must stay focused for that door is gradually closing “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.” Matt. 24:37-39 (NASV) So please my friends, let’s all stay focused.
So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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