So much hate and persecution. For the past four hundred years or more, our world has caused so many of our problems and even made many of our problems worse because we refused to see that we are far more alike than we are different. Can we do anything about this or will it continue? I don’t have an answer to that. The different cultures in our world and so adamant about their way of seeing things that most of them persecute each other because of those cultural ways.
Can we get past these cultural taboos and get on with our lives? In my opinion, the only way will be after Jesus comes to rule the world for one thousand years. Will there still be divisions? Very likely, but those divisions will be dealt with more decisively than what happens today. In today’s world, it is always the “system” or some group that is calling for change and they usually make up a tiny percentage of the population.
Have we experienced persecution in America? It is beginning. You can see it and hear it in the news because every day there is some person or group of people that put down Christians and believers. They don’t want to hear the gospel and we hear about them almost every day because many of them are part of our government. Before Jesus calls the church home, the persecution here will become worse than it is today and it may happen in the next few years. Can you understand what that means?
Life and living in this world are going to become harder and much worse than we are feeling today. This will happen even before Jesus calls the church home. Some of it may not be truly horrible but after the church is taken up, if you are still here then you will be seeking Jesus and the world around you will be ready to kill you if you have determined to follow Him. That kind of persecution is coming so make sure of your salvation today before it is too late. Because it is your choice to follow Jesus as your Savior and it is your choice that determines your eternity.
Revelation 20:12-13: 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.…
The author and finisher of our faith and our lives is Jesus Christ. If you haven’t come to know Him as your Savior, I encourage you to seek out a Bible-teaching church and learn more about Him. He died to pay for your sins, all you need to do is accept His grace and the gift of salvation through belief in His atonement for you.
Follow these Scriptures, seek Jesus in the Bible, and give your heart and your life to Him. Follow Him and learn to be more like Him. When the Trumpet sounds you will be taken to be with Him forever. That is the reward that we, as Christians, seek to have. This life and the “stuff” in it is temporary but life with Him is an eternity in His love for us.
How can you be saved from an eternity of punishment in hell? Believe in Jesus as your Savior and give your heart to Him. Following Him from that day forward. It sounds easy, doesn’t it? If you feel the Spirit touching your heart and convicting you of your sins so that you know you need Jesus, please don’t turn away from His call on your life. Not one of us is guaranteed to see tomorrow, don’t put your salvation off because you may not have a chance again to “get right with God”.
Some people may say that I am trying to scare you into becoming a Christian. Maybe I am but consider that your life is just a moment in time compared to even one million years. Your decision about Jesus and your salvation through your belief in Him is the only decision that will make your first million years in eternity to be with Him in heaven. You don’t want to consider that amount of time in hell because even if you have friends there, you won’t be having fun at all. Hell is a place of punishment meant for Satan and the fallen angels that followed him. Mankind wasn’t meant to go there at all but many people will.
Jesus Christ came to live a sinless life and to be God’s “spotless Lamb” that could take the sins of the world on Himself and make atonement for them all. Whether you believe in Him for your salvation or not is your choice. Some people will feel the Holy Spirit convicting them of their sins but they will put it off until they can “get right” with God…but you can’t. We can’t do anything that will pay for our sins because Jesus was the only One Who could do that. You can’t pray enough or go to church enough or give enough money to atone for your sins only the blood of Jesus and your belief in Him as your Savior can do that.
Read the book of John and the book of Romans in the New Testament. If you have to, read them a second time but don’t put off your salvation because you may be involved in a wreck tonight or tomorrow and it may take your life before you get a chance to give your heart to Jesus. God loves you but He cannot stand our sinful lives. Do you sin after accepting Jesus? Absolutely! But…you are covered by His blood so just ask for His forgiveness and mean it by turning away from the sinful ways that are still hanging around.
All churches have hypocrites in them but the best ones have forgiven hypocrites.
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