With the resent events in Japan, I have heard
people talking about the end of times. I had someone tell me that
they are afraid it is coming. My response to that is that it was has been
coming for the last 2000 years. Each day we are closer to what people
refer to as the end. (I see it as a new beginning but many see it as the
end)
Words are powerful and the use of certain words can
scare people. THE END…. sounds scary. There is no hope
in “The End”. When something ends; it is final and there is no
more. When someone says the world is ending and they are scared I can’t help
but think that their fear comes from a lack of hope. Hope is found in
God, hope is found in faith, hope is found in the love and forgiveness of
God. GOD IS HOPE, and when we put our hope in him there is no fear with
what is to come. Romans 15:13 says, may the God of Hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the
power of the holy spirit.
The sign seems to say it all;
there is only one way to "HOPE"
In talking to someone about their fear that the
world is coming to a end, I told that person that I was not scared the world
would end because I have been saved and I know where I am going (my hope is in
God), I explained however that I was scared for the people I love that don’t
know the Lord. If the rapture is today or, in a 1000 years my fear is the
same. I fear for the lives and the salvation of those that don’t know God
but I don’t fear the rapture.
Revelations is a scary book in the bible if you
don’t believe in the love of God and if you don’t put your hope in him and,
fully trust him. I spoke with one of my dear friends last week
about the fear that people had and both of us are filled with joy when we think
of a life in the presence of Christ. My heart is torn, I so want to see
Jesus return for the hope of this broken world and than my heart is burdened
when I think of those that don’t know the one true God, the Creator of heaven
and earth. The God that loved the world so that he would give his only son so
that all who know him will not perish but will have eternal life. (John
3:16)
When we truly live a life with God in control we
can grab hold of the eternal lifeline he has given us through his son, Jesus
Christ. It is a gift of love freely offered to all who choose to
reach out and take hold. There is hope in that!!
This conversation about the rapture really hit home
with me, I need to be more active in sharing my faith, I can’t predict God’s
timing, my time on earth may be finished before the rapture comes or it could
happen any day. I can’t spend my time waiting and wondering. I need to
spend my time pressing in and showing the love of Christ to those that don’t
know the truth.
Yes the world is going to have a time of
tribulation. The rapture is coming, Revelations 4:8 tells us “Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is, and is to come. Yes he
is coming, lets stop waiting and wondering and let’s get out there and share
his love with others. There is no fear in God, there is fear of the
unknown and those that don’t know God are faced with the fear of the “END” as
many people call it. They don’t see the hope and new beginning of eternal life
with that was poured out for all of us that day on the cross when Christ gave
his life so that we could live.
For those left behind it will be something that I
can’t even begin to wrap my mind around. I Know during that time more
will come to know God, they will fight evil head on and will give there lives
for the kingdom. The thought of those people is bittersweet. I know
they will give glory and honor to God but I hope and pray that no one would
need to see that. I long to have everyone know God for who he is and all
he has to offer
My heart breaks for Japan and people all over the
world that have been hit with destruction. Yes the earth is groaning but
I refuse to live in fear of what is to come, instead I will keep my eyes on
Christ and my heart focused on sharing the truth.
Only God knows the time of his son’s return and I
put my trust in his timing and his plan. I hope you will find hope
in God and that you will want to share his love with others. I will
continue to pray for our world and that the truth will be known by many.
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