WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW

What will be, will be…What is coming will come.  Now is not the time rebel in lieu of our American and worldly rights.  Now is the time to repent of our rebellion to the Covenant God made with us as He gave us the right to become His children.  The children of God need to lift their eyes higher, above the madness and chaos of this worldly system we live in.  We live in serious times and we need to take the Word of God seriously.

The rulers, authorities, and powers over this present darkness…the spiritual forces of evil are gathering and preparing for battle.  The energy is high because they know their end of reign is coming.  Therefore, it is time for God’s people to prepare for those times that have been spoken of by the Prophets of old and by Jesus Himself.

We are not to stand in fear.  We are to stand firm.  We know who we are and we know Who we belong to.  We know who wins this final war, but we must prepare and tell others to prepare as well.  “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man…they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away” (Matthew 24:37-39).

The die is cast.  We do not know when but we do know it is coming, and from the events in the news is appears to be coming soon.  There is no need to panic but there is a need to PREPARE as we WATCH and WAIT.

God is in control and has supplied His children with the necessary armor for battle.  It is not the heavy and immovable armor that Saul supplied to David as he battled Goliath.  It is armor that is manageable and available to us just as the five smooth stones were to David.  Paul speaks of it in Ephesians 6.

The belt of TRUTH, the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS, the shield of FAITH, the helmet of SALVATION, and the SWORD of the SPIRIT (the Bible).  All of this armor is covered in PRAYER and is rooted in the GOSPEL.

Committing ourselves to these and sharing with others the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is the root of all these things will do what needs to be done in these days of darkness in order to stand firm.

What better time than this season of Advent, this time of watching and waiting for the coming of Jesus!  What better time to receive the gift of the Love of God to this broken world!  What better time to RECEIVE and BELIEVE in His name, the name above all names!  What better time to rally in the only RIGHT that we are ever given by God, to become individually His child and collectively His children forever!  What better time to forsake the delusion and deceptiveness of what the world has to offer; to accept the forgiveness and reconciliation of God that Jesus came to give; to enter into the Covenant of Love that God openly invites all to live in for eternity!  What better time to BEHOLD what manner of love God has bestowed on us!

 This is the love that casts out fear; this is the love that overcomes the darkness; this is the love that makes everything right; this is the love that calls out, “COME”…”Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”  Come to Me, all who thirst and drink fully, never to thirst again.”  “Come to Me and you will find all you need and are seeking.”  “Come to Me and know that I AM God.”

What better time than now!