In
1948, God orchestrated three major signs of the times of His soon return to the
earth: Israel was given land and made a nation again, the World Council of
Churches was formed, and the European Union organized and started to grow into
the Revised Roman Empire.
Most
people are not even aware of these three major fulfillments of Biblical
prophecy, nor would they even care if they knew about them. They are just too
preoccupied with building their own little kingdom in the earth.
The
famine of the Word of God being preached, the apathy in people in these later
years, and the great falling away of whole generations of children and young
adults are three more signs of the close proximity of Christ's return.
We
often wonder why our prayers seem to hit the ceiling and bounce back, why God
is silent when we seek Him or what is causing our lack of desire to read God's
Word.
It
could be because we are taking God for granted. We are dull of hearing and lack
fervency in our prayers. We stopped seeking Him a long time ago, except when we
need a favor or for Him to rescue us from a tight spot in our life.
We
find every excuse to stay home from worshipping with the church, and we use the
money we earn that belongs to God to pay for our numerous "toys" and
vacations every year.
God
calls us to make Him a priority in our life and to serve Him with our whole
body, soul and spirit as the temple of His Holy Spirit, directed by the Spirit
to make a difference in our world for Christ.
Prayer:
Father
God, our focus in this life is preoccupied with this world and the affairs of
our own personal life. We forget that we are no longer citizens of this world,
but we are now strangers and pilgrims here (1 Peter 2:11). We get so wrapped up
in our own goals and desires that we fail to see Your will for our individual
life.
The
urgency we used to feel for the return of Christ to claim His Bride waned. Issues
in this world take precedence over our maturity in the spiritual realm.
Therefore, we need You to strike a spark in our heart that will catch our soul
on fire. Drive us to return to our first love with You; and out of this love,
to share the Gospel with anyone willing to listen.
Thought
for the Day:
It
is important for us to stop taking God for granted and to start sharing the
Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone we meet. They may reject
us; but we lead them to a crossroad in their life, and they must then make a
decision to believe in Jesus as their Savior or to reject Him and condemn their
own life to eternity in hell. - John 3:18
