MY FRIENDS, ARE WE PREPARING TO CHOOSE A SIDE?

Oct. 9, 2016

MY FRIENDS, ARE WE PREPARING TO CHOOSE A SIDE?

Eph. 6:12-18 (KJV) tells us that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, therefore we must take the whole armor of God, so that we may be able to withstand in the evil day. Then the text begins to name all of the necessary armor needed to withstand in the evil day. But my friends, we must first realize there is a evil day and a need for such armor. And there is no middle ground on who we give our allegiance to. In other words, there will be no one on the side-line cheering for one side or the other.

And not everyone who says ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall be apart of the army of God. But only those who are doing the will of “our Father which art in heaven.” And many will say “Lord, Lord, as they begin to name all of their accomplishments and good deeds during their probationary period while here on earth [But the saddest words they will ever hear will be]‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.” Matt 7:21-23 (ESV)

And it is at that moment all who have not “washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Rev. 7:14 (KJV) realize, no amount of armor, prepared them for such devastating words “depart from me.” But my friends, there is hope, God continues to restrain His four angels who stand at the four corners of the earth, “which will bring about a time [of] great tribulation such has never occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].” Rev 7:1 (NIV) Matt 24:21-22 (AMP)

This is the final test we are preparing for, and we must understand there is no grading on the curve, Christ has set the bar with only one grade being accepted for life eternal and that is the grade of perfection which says our character is a mirror image of Christ. So today, we must understand God’s Spirit is not our personal genie that sits around in a bottle we must first rub before He appears as we make our request known.

Spirit; today I wish for some passion to serve God, and a little faith maybe a mustard seed worth, and if you are not too busy why don’t You throw in a few all inspiring prayers and some endurance to get us through the day. My friends if you are a child of God, there is no reservation “we are living in the time of the end. The fast-fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand.

The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous.

They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones.” (E.G. White, Testimonies for the Church Volume Nine, p 11)

But what about you and I are we “combining our forces and consolidating our faith and strengthening our Character in Christ for this final conflict between good and evil. Remember “the Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? Joel 2:11 (NIV)