Dear Reader,
I am writing this to
you, as a believer in Christ Jesus, GOD the Father and
Holy Spirit. What each of us do with our lives matters...character matters, integrity matters, honor matters .... what is our responsibility today? What has God given us to do? Corporately and individually? How are we to survive in a culture that is rapidly going downhill ....where Biblical values are being cast aside, ridiculed and even... prosecuted?
We are in the last days…indeed;
we have been for hundreds of years! However there is a period of time called
“The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”, which I believe is quickly approaching, whether
months or years, I do not know, only that each day brings us closer to THAT
DAY!
The Bible gives us clues and indications of this time, when
there will be terrible tribulation upon all on the earth. There is much that needs to happen before
Jesus returns for HIS BRIDE. However,
technology and knowledge has increased dramatically in the last 50 years…and
men do travel all over the world…..wars and rumors of wars…nations and kingdoms
rising against each other….lawlessness in high places…
So, we should be aware and know that our time is
short. We should know the purpose for
which we were created: We were created
for God’s good pleasure…to be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ. We should know we have been placed here, on
earth in 2014 for such a time as this.
We are in a war, (but, we do know who wins in the end). The war is for the souls of men. We know that the harvest is continually ready
… and there are few harvesters and …the battle is fierce.
Can I ask you a question?
“What is the value of a soul?”
This is a question that Holy Spirit asked me as I was out
hiking in the Mountains while going to Bible College…I cannot put a value on a soul...it is incalculable...God sent Jesus, His only begotten Son to die for YOU and me! He paid the price we couldn't! He came down from heaven to save us, His creation! His death and blood set us free from sin and His resurrection restored us into a right relationship with GOD the Father! How can I put a value on even one soul???
Are you willing to be obedient unto the calling of
GOD? Are you ready to surrender all,
even knowing that many people will laugh at you or be scornful or even
hateful? Are you ready to speak as the
Holy Spirit directs instead of as the world of religion would have you to
speak???
If we are the temple of the LORD…. and bought with the
price of the BLOOD of Jesus…DO we really have any choice but to freely serve
our LORD and MASTER ….because of HIS LOVE for us and our grateful LOVE for HIM?
In my prayer time with the LORD on December 21, 2013, I
asked Him for a “WORD” for the coming year.
I heard one word, “LOVESTORY”.
I am so excited to be alive during this time in history to
see the unfolding of the revelation of the “Greatest LOVESTORY Ever Told “ to
the world! The scriptures the Holy
Spirit gave me to go with this WORD are:
Malachi 4:6 and Romans
5:5.
Truly …the best of times and the worst of times at the some
time…As the LIGHT of CHRIST brightens (Christ in You, the hope of Glory)…the
distinction between light and dark becomes so much clearer.
David Wilkerson wrote about the Glory of GOD, being the
revelation of HIS WONDERFUL NATURE AND CHARACTER…meant to equip us, build us up
and give us an inheritance…among all which are sanctified…He also wrote about
the names of GOD, each revealing a part of HIS CHARACTER…GOD revealed these
things to us so that we might be changed by the understanding of it!
As, I was thinking on these things a few days ago, the question
came to me. What was the “Joy” set
before Jesus that made HIM WANT to endure the cross? What
exactly did Jesus see that gave Him so much Joy, that He willing laid down HIS life???
I begin to recall Bible verses;
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation…Ps. 51:12
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy…Ps. 126:5
…there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner..Luke 15:10
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might
remain in you, and that your joy might be full…John 15:11
The “joy” of the LORD is our strength…Nehemiah 8:10
…I create Jerusalem arejoicing, and her people a joy..Is.
65:18
I did a search on the word “Joy”.
If we, the people of GOD, are the Joy set before
Jesus…what, exactly is it about us, that gives Him and us “Joy”??
I thought about the Bride of Christ….How did she get
herself ready???What did she do..or not do to prepare herself for the wedding
feast???? What is Holy Spirit telling us to do today???
I thought about David Wilkerson’s description of the
Glory….and our purpose, as born again believers…. “to be conformed into the
image of Jesus Christ”…justified…glorified….Romans 8:29,30.
...His train (of His Glory) filled the temple. Is. 6:1
…the whole earth is full of His Glory. Is. 6:3
Did Jesus see His Bride with such Joy because she was
exhibiting the character and qualities of His FATHER…shining like the sun with
clean hands and a pure heart…. in the midst of a very dark and tumultuous earth ???
There is a scripture on a large cross that I have set high
upon my kitchen cabinets;
…”As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” Joshua
24:15b….That is my daily prayer.
I leave you with this question:
What will you say when you are asked…”What did you do with
what I gave you?”????
Love, Blessings, Peace and Joy to you!
