The
people missed their Messiah the first time He came. They were expecting
someone else, someone more politically subversive, someone to cater to
all their needs... like free lunches for life. But they weren't looking
for a Savior. Things really haven't changed much. Most today still reject their need for a Savior, but will follow someone for any other perks. In
the Luke verse above Jesus spoke of His first advent, the first time He
came to give His life for the sins of the world. But He also spoke
prophetically of the second time He would come. Today's signs are so
evident that one would have to have his head buried in the sand not to
see them. Jesus
is coming again. If you don't know Him as your Savior now, don't think
you can wait until He comes for the second time. It will be too late
then. Now is the day of salvation.
With all the craziness in the world these days between threats of
global war and economic collapse, extreme weather, volcanic and
earthquake activity and just plain evil that appears to be on the rise I
keep hearing the words, "Get busy reaching the lost."
The
world is in trouble. Political leaders continue to prove that they
cannot provide the answers to solve the woes of the world. Governments
are proving to be less and less trustworthy in protecting us and our
freedoms. And sadly most are numb to these facts.
Time is running out. It's time to wake up to the fact that there
remains but only one Hope. And that is Jesus Christ. He's always been
our only hope.
The woes of the world have always been based on
one thing. Sin. This is a fallen world. Not how God intended it, but
because of free will that He gave mankind man chose to revolt against
Him and His creation. We are all broken as a result. Broken in our
relationship towards Him and towards one another.
The fix?
The Cross.
You know the verse: John 3:16. God's eternal plan for saving us from the penalty of sin and saving us from ourselves.
Jesus died for your sins and mine because God so loved the world and He
desires that none of us should perish but live forever with Him. He
loves so incredibly. If you're not sure about that look again to the
cross that He died upon. Look at His arms stretched open wide as if
saying, "I love you this much! Come to Me!"
Time is short.
Things are not getting better. This world is winding down and getting
ready to collapse on itself. If you're not convinced this is true then
you may not be living on the same planet that I am.
Time is short. If you don't know Jesus now's a good time to know Him. "Today is the day of salvation."
If you do know Him I urge you to get busy reaching the lost. Talk to
people about Him and God's wonderful gift of salvation. It's not easy.
Those closest to us seem to be the hardest to reach, but share anyway,
because Jesus indeed is their only Hope.
Tim echoes my sentiments. I believe we are quickly heading to the end of this age. You can no longer deny the signs of the times. Things aren't right. The world is growing darker. I pray you consider these words...
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TC’s Warning~ by Tim Cameron
TC sat pondering at his desk in the quiet of his bedroom, having just finished spending time alone with God. Pen and paper in hand, he began writing…
Dear family and friends,
I am writing this letter because I love you and feel the need to share this critical message. Almost all of you know that I’ve had my share of shortcomings and many of you have been there to experience a lot of my personal ups and downs. So you have to know that this is not coming to you from any other angle other than straight from my heart. Life has been very different for me since I became a Christian.
First of all, I hope all of you know that I love Jesus Christ. He means everything to me. But in saying that, let me say I truly believe the only reason why the apostle Paul said he was the “chief of all sinners” was because TC hadn’t been born yet. Some of you would be very fair to say, “TC is a hypocrite!” and with that I totally understand. Again, I have fallen short many, many times and feel so unworthy to write this letter. But at the same time, I feel very compelled to reach out.
As many of you already know, I believe that these are the end-times we are living in. (If you’ve never heard me say that before it’s only because of my timidity, and hence this letter.) Many would scoff and say, “Where is the promise of His coming? It’s been said for 2000 years.” But in the Bible, Peter warned that those words and beliefs would be a sign that the Lord’s coming is very near. Peter said, “In the last days, scoffers would arise,” saying the very same thing.
You might also say, “No man knows the day or the hour,” but Jesus also said this: “How is it you can look to the sky and know a storm is coming but yet you can’t discern the signs of the times?”
True, no man knows the exact hour Jesus will call his church home, but Jesus Himself said we would or should know the season.
What are the signs to look for?
I’m all about keeping this real, keeping it simple. Number one: Jesus told us that when the fig tree (Israel) blossomed in the desert, THAT generation would not pass away. Before 1948 there was a time Israel ceased to exist as a nation. Up until that time I can understand how there were those who believed that the church had “replaced” Israel. But once the rebirth of modern Israel took place in 1948, I have to believe that anyone who had a Bible and studied it would have considered that a monumental wake-up call!
Jesus said Israel’s rebirth would happen and that it would be a major signal that the end of the age (Church Age) was at hand and that “the time of the gentiles” was being fulfilled. The prophet Daniel said (of this same time in history), that things would change in a major way in relation to how people traveled and there would be a dramatic increase in knowledge.
For thousands of years travel was with horses, donkeys and camels but then, boom—in the same century of Israel’s rebirth we see the crazy changes in travel. You can literally ship packages around the world in three days and can talk instantly globally through text, tweet or chat. Has knowledge increased? Satellite TV’s in SUVS with GPS talking to you while you listen to a song just downloaded seconds ago via iTunes from the UK...need I say more?
Okay, just a couple of other things that the Bible says to look for: A global depression, growing escalation of hatred toward Israel; trying to divide her land, wars and rumors of wars (war on terrorism, North Korea-South Korea, India-Pakistan, Israel-Hamas, Iran threatening to blow Israel off the map), days of rage, people running everywhere (to and fro), love waxing cold, earthquakes in diverse places, greed on a major scale, a world gone mad, and days like Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah.
The Bible says that at some point the whole world will cry out for a man to step on the scene and save them, a man who will later prove to be the prophesied Antichrist—a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This plea for help will start with two major issues: The economy and Israel. Right now, you all can testify that everyone is looking for answers, not just here in America but worldwide. People are saying to themselves, “Someone please bring relief.” I am sure you all have watched over the last few years the mounting violence in around the world. When has there ever been such a global cry for peace?
So what is the reason for my letter? Jesus said a time would come when He would shout, “Come up here!” And millions of His people would be caught up to meet Him in the air and taken to heaven. Can you imagine that? He said all those who are born-again believers will be changed from mortal to immortal bodies in the blink of an eye or in the “twinkling of an eye.” THAT FAST.
Please stop and think about that for a minute - the panic, the heartbreak - is unimaginable and indescribable, but please try and imagine. Not long after the moment Christ removes His church, a seven-year countdown will begin. Anyone still here on earth will be left to face a time called Jacob’s Trouble or the Tribulation period. It will be a time that could easily be called the Perfect Storm. All of Satan’s fury and God’s wrath will be unleashed upon those still here.
Those who survive will have been divided into two camps—those who have pledged allegiance to Jesus Christ (after the Rapture), and those who have aligned themselves with mankind and Satan himself. If you align yourself with Jesus, you will suffer martyrdom for your decision. If you choose mankind, you will suffer eternal damnation. Either way, you will die for your decision.
You might be thinking I’m being overly dramatic. I can’t even begin to be dramatic enough to warn you of what is soon to come. I wish I could.
Think back to Hurricane Katrina. Suppose I was the weatherman and I knew it was coming and the eye was for sure to hit the town you live in. But rather than offending you, or for the sake of being politically correct, I chose to keep the “warning” to myself, and because I did, you were blindsided by the storm and lost your life. What kind of person or weatherman would I be?
According to my faith, there is coming a storm upon this earth that will leave no person untouched by catastrophe. Your ONLY hope to escape is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, by being born-again by the Spirit of God. If you will believe with your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ has died and rose from the grave, you will be saved!
Please, if you are reading this letter, do just that—believe in Jesus and confess him!
Jesus said this: “If you will confess me before men, I will confess you to my Father. But if you deny me before men, I will deny you before my Father.”
In closing, please let me restate that I am no better than anyone. Not at all! But I CARE ABOUT YOU. Please hear this letter for what it is. I don’t want you to be caught in the most horrific storm this world has ever seen. A seven-year storm is coming, as sure as death and taxes. Please, REPENT if you haven’t already. Make Jesus the Lord and Savior of your life. I am begging you! His wrath will soon be poured out.
Let me just say this again, I love you all. If this hurts or offends you, I’m sorry. I’d rather hurt and offend you and have you HEAR this message and make sure you KNOW it rather than to stay fearfully quiet. I wouldn’t want you to someday stand before God and have Him tell you that you didn’t make it because TC cared more about his own pride than he cared for you!”
TC closed his notepad and prayed, “Father, I have tried to do as I felt you leading me. I have written this letter of warning in your name. Please Lord, bless this letter and convict all my friends and family to hear its urgent message. For your glory and purpose in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
I listened to a song last night by Sara Groves that I hadn't heard before. It seemed to do well in summing up how I
feel and caused me to contemplate the things I believe in and am
passionate about. And those things that one desires to share with
others, but others don't seem to be interested. It can become wearisome,
lonesome and heartbreaking. Like getting together with an old friend
with whom you had so much in common at one time, but now you just don't
seem to click.
And the thing I'm passionate about is this
relationship I have with Jesus Christ that I so desire others to have,
for others to know Him and to be passionate about Him as well.
There
are those that know a lot about Him. They've got the facts down much
better than I do regarding the Bible and its doctrines. I know very
little. I don't always see things clear. And I struggle often times when
trying to share this relationship and what it (He) means to me with
others. But I know Him and I know His love for me. This relationship is
available to you, as He so desires that all would come to Him to know
Him.
The word "know" is an interesting word. In the context of
"knowing the Lord" it has a much deeper meaning than just a surface
knowledge about Him. This knowing refers to a deep, intimate
relationship.
Imagine, the God of the Universe, the One who
created everything, so desires to know you and me—intimately, deeply,
profoundly—and for us to know Him likewise. Surely He knows us inside
and out. The Bible says He knows the number of hairs on our heads. He
knew us in our mothers' wombs where He awesomely and wonderfully made
us. So He knows us better than we know ourselves. But still He desires a
knowing relationship, an intimacy with each of us.
He's never
one to force Himself on anyone. We have been given the gift of free
will. If we only knew how passionate He is about wanting us, desiring us
to come to Him. He is always standing at the door of our hearts
knocking, waiting for us to respond to Him. Are we listening? Are you
listening now?
Someone once said that life is a mystery to be
lived, not a problem to be solved. A relationship with Jesus Christ is
mysterious and wonderful. Coming to know Him is the most life-changing
event one will ever experience. I've known Him for many years but I'm
far from figuring it (or Him) all out. But the "problem" of my trying to
figure out who I am and why I'm here is no longer a mystery for me.
"But
as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children
of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." —John 1:12-13
"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." —Revelation 3:20
He's
standing right there, right in front of you, knocking. You can refuse
Him or you can welcome Him in and begin the journey of a lifetime, for
now and eternity. All you need to start the relationship is to ask Him.
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While our leaders in D.C. —Democrats and Republicans alike— continue this incredulous stalemate, the insanity continues.
This is more, much more than just politicians wanting their own way. This is a conscious effort of those in power to bring this country down. And it's happening more quickly than anyone expected.
Many believe that there could be civil war right here in the U.S. and it seems we're not far from it. Citizens are sick and tired of the nonsense and the absurdities. There are very few real leaders with morals left in our nation's capitol.
Next week perhaps millions of truckers from the U.S. and Canada will descend upon D.C. And there's talk of another march next month. Something is going to blow. Things cannot carry on like this much longer.
This country is standing at a precipice and we're about to fall off. If you don't see it then you haven't been paying attention. You've been right where those in power want you... blind and ignorant.
There have always been evil leaders who have pulled strings to get what they want, but In the background of it all has always been Satan, the devil himself, the personification of evil. We are in most evil times now and it will only get worse.
We are running out of time. What's the answer? The same as I've always said... Jesus. To those who know Him He has provided a way of escaping the things that are coming upon this country and the world. Put your trust in Him now. If you don't know Him ask Him to save you. We are heading for tumultuous times. God foretold us in His Bible and these things are coming to pass. So we are without excuse.
Jesus remains our only hope. Accept Him and His free gift of salvation today.
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Below is another view of the escalating insanity...
The
people missed their Messiah the first time He came. They were expecting
someone else, someone more politically subversive, someone to cater to
all their needs... like free lunches for life. But they weren't looking
for a Savior. 
