At the end
of this age - the age of the Gentiles, or the Church Age as it is also called -
we will meet Jesus in the air and attend our wedding feast to our best friend,
brother, co-heir, Savior and King.
At this
time, the Jews will receive a second chance to come to Christ by faith. The
144,000 (or two sets of 144,000, depending on your Biblical interpretation)
will go out into the nations of the world and share the gospel of Christ with
His chosen people.
Many will
come to faith in Christ, but many will continue to stubbornly reject Him and
His cleansing work on Calvary's cross. They will blindly follow the anti-Christ
and continue to live in strong delusion.
God always
gives us second chances and this is just one example of His mercy, patience and
grace to all men of every nation, tribe and tongue. As we humbly recognize our
need for a Savior, we call on Him and He answers us.
He shows us
great and mighty things, which we never before dreamed were possible (Jeremiah
33:3). Eventually all Believers will rule and reign with Jesus for eternity (2
Timothy 2:12).
God's Spirit
does His sanctifying work in us and we mature slowly until we completely
surrender our self and our plans for our life, and embrace God's perfect will for
us instead.
Once we
experience the joys of living under the shadow of His wings, we will wonder why
we stubbornly clung to our puny human goals and standards.
We will
question our sanity for resisting His unconditional love for so much of our
life. We readily exchange our broken life for His eternal life; and we will
reap the benefits of His great love, protection and will for us, both
individually and corporately as His adopted children.
Prayer:
Father God,
when we finally submit to Your plans for our life, we will flourish under Your
direction and finally walk in Your ways (Ephesians 2:10). Under Your guidance,
we will change our world one person at a time.
Keep us ever
vigilant to walk in Your Spirit each moment of the day so that we do not miss
Your divine appointments for us to share Your life and Your Word with those You
bring our way. Remind us that even when we fail, You give us second chances
through Your mercy and grace.
Thought for
the Day:
We may never
be world famous or have this world's goods, but we will be a child of the King
and have an abundance of every good and perfect gift which comes from our
Father above. - James 1:17
