ARE YOU PREPARED TO MEET YOUR GOD?
Zelma,I liked your post. Soooo many Christians are going through severe trials these days! We do need to remind each other that God has PROMISED us TRIBULATION in this world. We seem to forget that.....especially when the prosperity theologists get most of the air time.See what I wrote to encourage a sister in the Lord just yesterday. Out of the mouth of two witnesses, the Lord speaks!Mat 18:16 ...that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.I know it is easy to say "Just have patience," but I am pretty much in the same boat. I wonder, why does the Lord not speak clearly when we are about to make a drastic decision? I have made more than my share of mistakes in life, thinking I was hearing the Lord, and in fact I look at myself compared to my 5 siblings and wonder "Why me?" They are all successful by the world's standards, happily married, wonderful kids, and everything looks great for them. They are all saved, but very busy with the things of the world and not watching at all. I spend my days watching, studying, encouraging others, pretty much doing what I can to serve the Lord, and I am the one that is looked at as a real loser. What is fair about that? NOTHING is fair, is it?Its VERY fair! GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN! And HEAVEN lasts a VERY LONG time!"Only one life,twill soon be past,ONLY what's down for Christwill last!"You have chosen the way less traveled. Few find it.Mat 7:14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.I think if we are poor, we are humbler.Mat 5:3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.You know the expression: "Some people are so heavenly minded they are no earthly good." Pastor Chuck Smith says this is a lie from the pit of Hell! In his 60+ years of ministry, he has YET to find anyone who is SO heavenly minded they are no earthly good. The big problem is exactly the opposite! People aren't heavenly minded enough! I think He speaks for Jesus. It is what the scriptures warn us about constantly!In THIS WORLD YOU will have TRIBULATION! So TRIBULATION is what has been promised to us....not a rose garden.....not a cake walk. The older Christian women who discipled me when I was coming out of the world, and into the kingdom of God warned me that If the Devil wasn't fighting you every step of the way, its most likely because you are both headed in the same direction! In other words, those who are following Christ and obeying Him......your life will be filled with troubles! Remember poor Paul? My God, he was ship-wrecked, bitten by a deadly snake, imprisoned and stoned and left for dead so many times! Talk about being poor! He had NO home! He is our model! I think we forget that. Its not a picnic! That's why God has called us to share each other's burdens and to pray fervently for each other. If you are really following Christ, and not luke-warm, your life will be filled with troubles and problems.Hast thou no scar?
Hast thou no scar?
No hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand?
I hear thee sung as mighty in the land;
I hear them hail thy bright, ascendant star.
Hast thou no scar?
Hast thou no wound?
Yet I was wounded by the archers; spent,
Leaned Me against a tree to die; and rent
By ravening beasts that compassed Me, I swooned.
Hast thou no wound?
No wound? No scar?
Yet, as the Master shall the servant be,
And piercèd are the feet that follow Me.
But thine are whole; can he have followed far
Who hast no wound or scar?
NO SCAR?
Maranatha!
Deborah
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