Good Thursday morning! The puppies out back got up mighty early this morning, and they are getting louder too. Let's see... four robin chicks from one bird, seven puppies from one dog... do you suppose something is in the water here? Animal reproduction seems to be in an overachieving mode in these parts. Must be all that landscaping going on; we'll blame it on that. Signs of the times or just a passing phase? We cannot tell from our limited vantage point. We are told to watch for the signs and so we tend to see signs in everything. Will Jesus come tonight, or will he return in a few thousand years? We don't know the date. The signs will come and we should be ready, but not as much in the hope of leaving this place as in grabbing the harvest tools and getting to work.
During the final seven years that we call the Great Tribulation, we can read about a great harvest. However, if we believe that Jesus will come before that final tribulation and bring his church home, also known as the Rapture, wouldn't it be better for all those who will be saved to join us in the Rapture rather than making them endure the terror of the tribulation? Anyone who waits for the final soul harvest during the tribulation period takes a terrible risk. In the final bowl or vial judgments, the Bible speaks of those who suffer and blaspheme God without repenting. At some point in the tribulation the time for making a decision for Christ will be over. How much better it is for people to hear the Word now and have the chance to believe in Jesus before that final period of history begins!
It is easy in this life to let the days and weeks go by as we busy ourselves with the daily grind. As one who has a chance to stand outside the rat race, even I can find little things to fritter away a day or a week. Suddenly, the Rapture will come and those left behind will have to endure the Tribulation. Who do I know that I love enough to tell them about Jesus right now? Well, pretty much everyone. As we grow in the love of Christ, we grow in loving. I can't get the word out to six or seven billion people, but then again I am not the only one Christ is growing up to spread the good news. I believe that the seeds of the Rapture have already been planted and are growing even now.
Before the tribulation time, I believe that a great worldwide revival will take place and many will come to believe in Christ. If I didn't believe that, I would just stop writing and worry about those few people around me. But, I believe that God loves every one of his creations and that He will bring a mighty host home in the Rapture. I also believe the time is fast approaching. More often now I see the great difference between those who will believe in Christ and those who will refuse to believe. The world is taking sides and soon one side will be called home. There is no exclusion, believe in Jesus and come home with Him on that great day.
Until that day comes, spread the good news by doing your job well or helping someone in need today.
Yours in Christ,
Bucky
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