There is a time in our life when we come to the point we realize that we made a mistake. We may have thought we were prepared for every event that could happen in life, and then the one thing we thought would never occur blindsided us. I have for several years been telling people to prepare for what is coming. Many people I have said, you need to prepare, look at me like I am crazy. What bothers me is that so many Christians fail to see the signs of the time. They lack the proper perspective. What they believe is based on inaccurate assumptions that they will not face the coming persecution that will get them killed. I have been praying to the LORD to help me be prepared for what I know is about to happen to faithful believers in the LORD.
Many Christians are counting on a Rapture to take them out of the troubles of this world. This reminds me of the same mentality the French had in World War II. They built a line of concrete fortifications to stop the German tanks. The plan was to stop the Germans and force them to move around the fortification. The fortification was called the Maginot Line, named after the French Minister of War André Maginot. The Germans invaded through the Low Countries in 1940, passing it to the north. The line has since become a metaphor for expensive efforts that offer a false sense of security.
Keep in mind that French military personnel spent years planning the wall. If professionals can make such glaring mistakes, how can we small folk even hope to prepare for disaster or onslaught? The average Christian has placed their faith in the professional prophets who say that the LORD will not allow His people to go through tribulation every day. Have they forgotten Church history?
Some mistakes Christians are making will cause many to lose their faith and even their souls.
One of the worst mistakes Christians are making is thinking about what is written about the end times is in the future. They have relied on the modern-day prophet who keeps saying that tribulation is not for the Church. The LORD will not allow his Bride to be beaten, persecuted, and killed. Tell that to the apostles and prophets of old.
People, the "beginning of sorrow" started several years ago. We are now facing hatred from the world. Satan knows his time is short and is rallying his army of demons and worshippers to destroy everything the LORD holds dear. We are witnessing all over the globe where Christians are dying for the cause of Jesus Christ every day. Churches are being burned, pastors are being arrested for preaching against evil, and Christians are being jailed. This is happening now. The problem is it has not happened to you. So, you put it out of your mind and say the LORD will spare me because I am such a good Christian. In your spiritual arrogance, you believe you are above what is happening to your brothers and sisters in Christ in countries around the world. You are not prepared for what you are about to face.
It could be that you may be one of the rare Christians who sees the coming evil upon the world and is preparing for the hard times. You have a stockpile of food for six months. You have backup water and energy ready for any future emergency. You have covered every possible issue that might arise except for one. You have not prepared for the spiritual battle that you will face in the coming months. You have been so busy with what you know is coming that you have not taken the time to put on the "armor of God." You have failed to protect your heart and mind from being deceived. Your faith has not grown in years. It is weak and unreliable. You have very little knowledge of the Word of God. You struggle with knowing what the truth is. It has been years since you have walked in a new light of the gospel.
There needs to be a revival among the Church.
And to the angel of the Church of the Laodiceans write, 'These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Rev. 3: 14-22
The LORD is not asking us to evangelize. He is not asking us to protest against the forces of evil. He asks us to repent, be tried in the fire, and be zealous for the truth. He is giving to those who overcome what is about to come upon this world a place of high honor. Are you ready to open your eyes and accept the rebuke of the LORD and become an overcomer? Are you prepared to be a child of the day and not of the night?
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