Just returning to the subject of this thread, a recent reading from the "Word for today" publication reminded me of just how important it is for people to find God before it is too late:
JESUS SAID when we see calamity and apostasy,
don’t give in to fear because they’re signs of His
imminent return. ‘But he who endures to the end
shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom
will be preached in all the world as a witness
to all the nations, and then the end will come’
(w.13-14 NKJV). Every prophecy concerning
Christ's first coming was fulfilled in detail, and
so will every prophecy concerning His second
coming. Our mandate is to work, pray, give, and
take the gospel to the whole world - then Christ
will return. Though the Church is winnowed
down like Gideon's army, and the world is in a
state of upheaval, don’t overreact. ‘Be still in the
presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him
to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes’ (Psalms
37:7 NLT). God’s hand is still on the wheel. ‘...
the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men...’
(Daniel 4:17 KJV). Avoid Pollyanna optimism.
Though you may be personally blessed, the
world order as you know it will continue to
disintegrate. But that doesn’t mean you should
join the ‘Chicken Licken chorus’ and declare,
‘The sky’s falling down!’ Don't give in to the
extremes of blind denial or blatant panic. When
the bombs of World War ll levelled Warsaw, only
one skeletal structure remained standing on the
city’s main street. lt was the British and Foreign
Bible Society, and on its walls was clearly
written: ‘Heaven and earth shall pass away, but
my words shall not pass away’ (Matthew 24:35
KJV).
