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Those Who Prepare

For That Day7

[Matt 24:15-28]

/ Anne's Faith Column

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla

 

 

 

" For false Christs and

false prophets will appear

and perform great signs

 

 

 

and miracles to deceive

even the elect-

-if that were possible."

(Matt 24:24)

 

 

 

Whenever we hear that

the last hour has come,

on one hand,

 

 

 

we look forward

to the Second Coming

of the Lord, 

 

 

 

on the other hand,

we look back on ourselves,

who have never done

anything for the Lord.

 

 

 

In our faith life,

when we sometimes

give priority to busy

service over worship,

 

 

 

there are times

when our souls long

for the Lord because

we do not feel the

grace of God. 

 

 

 

Jesus says:

"'Love the Lord your God

with all your heart

and with all your soul

and with all your mind,"

 

 

 

but when we ask ourselves

what we are so devoting

our time and passion to,

we only get ashamed

before God.

 

 

 

Through today’s words,

Jesus prophesies about

the destruction of

Jerusalem

 

 

 

and tells his disciples

how to prepare for it and 

His Second Coming. 

 

 

 

Today Jesus also tells us

 that great distress will

come, and reminds us

to follow Him. 

 

 

 

However, we make

excuses to Him and

 hesitate to follow Him.

 

 

 

Looking forward to

the Second Coming

of the Lord,

 

 

 

we must keep watch

because we do not know

on what day He will come.

 

 

 

And also we must

stand guard spiritually

so that the devil can't

steal and kill and

destroy us.

 

 

 

In the last times,

we know that the sprit

of falsehood tries to

deceive us who are the

children of God. 

 

 

 

What do we have to do

to keep us from the

sprit of falsehood?

 

 

 

1) First of all, we must

rebuild our faith

in the Lord.

 

 

 

And we need to

look back on ourselves

and re -establish our 

relationship with

God as well.

 

 

 

2) To prepare for the

future to come,

 

 

 

we must watch and

pray in order not

to be deceived.

 

 

 

3) we must do our best

in the role given to us

and live faithfully,

 as the somebody says:

 

 

 

"Even if the earth

is destroyed tomorrow,

I will plant one apple

 tree today."

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord!

 

 

You know

our weakness

and do your best

to save us.

 

 

Therefore we must

follow Jesus outside

the camp, bearing the

  disgrace he bore.

 

 

 

Lord! Please help us

to keep today's message

in mind and also let us

praise your victory. 

 

 

 

O Lord!

 

Be with us all the time,

and let our bodies

be holy temples

 

 

 

and keep us

from being deceived

by the sprit of falsehood.

 

 

Amen

 

 

2008/12/01

 

 

/ By Priscilla.