What a “season” this has been
spiritually. It has been a time for planting in the harvest, a time of
refinement, a time of cutting away from the former things of the past for many
true followers of Christ. It has been a long and difficult season, and so many
people of God are ready for change and transition into their new season. For
many Christians there has been a “wilderness” journey that they have been on.
The wilderness is lonely, discouraging and at times depressing. The wilderness
is a place of change and a place of cutting away those things that have hindered
our walk with the Lord.
Before
entering into your new destiny you must purge and remove the things of the past
completely. Let go of things and relationships that have not worked and caused
you great suffering and heartache. Let God bring forth the relationships,
ministries and outcomes during this time. Don’t hold on to the things of the
past. Let God finish the purging and refining work He has started.
A fresh wind
of the Holy Spirit is coming forth to bring life to the hopeless and reveal
truth in the midst of darkness. It is a time like no other. A time to be
born-again and to enter into His kingdom. Many have prayed for loved ones
salvation, the return of prodigals, and the return of loves ones who have
walked away from the Lord. They will have to make a choice soon which master
they will serve, and you will know very clearly their position.
Time is near
for the end of the kingdom here on earth, the kingdom here that is ruled by
satan and his cohorts. Preparations are being made for the return of the
Messiah. Do you discern the times we are in? Let nothing get in your way of
watching and looking for the return of the Messiah. So many Christians are living
stressed, burdened, and troubled lives, but look away from those things of the
world and focus on His return and preparing for His return? Are you ready for
His return? Have you made your relationships right? Have you repented from sin
and turned away from your sin? Have you shared the Gospel with your family? Do
you share the Gospel when you can? Have you forgiven yourself and others? Not
all people will accept this way of life. To enter His kingdom is narrow and
many will choose the wide path or gate. The wide path seems easier, but it leads
to death. His kingdom will have no end and will go on for eternity.
Jesus is
preparing a place for all of His believers. The enemy knows his time is short
on earth and has assaulted, distracted, discouraged, destroyed and annihilated a
lot of followers of Christ. But arise today, you are part of the chosen
generation, a royal priesthood and you will arise to complete the finishing
assignments to your life and destiny. Do not be distracted by the ones who call
themselves Christians, but follow after their own lustful desires and live continually
disobedient to Christ and His word. Do not be deceived by them. The ones that
follow Christ will be known by their fruit. Let Jesus do the work in the lives
of the ones who are not following Christ, otherwise you will get entangled and
trapped in their endless needs, issues, and problems. You will know those who
truly follow Christ, they will repent of their sins and turn away from their
sins. Turn away means not to repeatedly engage in the sin. Those that live in continual
bondage to sin are not true followers of Christ. They may know Christ, they may
even know the Word, but they don’t follow Christ. There is a tearing away of
the “wheat from the tares.” You may be noticing the tearing away and you may be
noticing you are undergoing changes. Hold fast, be unwavering in your
convictions for Christ and He will bring you through this time. It is a time
like no other.
Our ultimate
destiny is our eternal home with Christ. For true followers of Christ, our
destiny is being prepared. Arise, your destiny awaits you. The world will soon
be dissolved and we will rule and reign with our Messiah in the New Jerusalem.
Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and
you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the
devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows he has a short
time.
Revelation 12:12
The devil begins to step up his persecution because he
knows his time is limited. We are living in the last days, and satan’s work has
become more intense. Even though he is very powerful, as we can see by the
condition of the world, he is always under God’s control. One of the reasons
God allows satan to work evil and bring temptation is so that those who pretend
to be Christ’s followers will be weeded out from Christ’s true believers.
Knowing that the last great confrontation with Jesus is near, satan is
desperately trying to recruit as great an enemy force as possible for this
final battle.
And now, little children, abide in
Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him
at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices
righteousness is born of Him.
I John 2:28-29
The visible proof of being a Christian is right
behavior. Many people do good works but don’t have faith in Jesus Christ.
Others claim to have faith in Jesus Christ but rarely produce good works. Those who claim to have faith and
consistently do what is right are true believers.
Beloved, we are
children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know
that when He is revealed, we should be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
And everyone who has hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 John 3:2-3
The Christian life is a process of becoming more and
more like Christ. This process will not be complete until we see Christ face to
face, but knowing that is our ultimate destiny should motivate us to purify
ourselves. To purify means to keep morally straight, free from the corruption
of sin.
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