The Time Is Near

Whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26 NIV

The time is coming when we will each give an account of our life before God.  Do I want God disapproving of what I just said or did, or do I want the people around me disapproving of what I just said or did? When we keep that in mind and have that kind of long-term thinking, it’s going to change what we say, what we do, and who we try to impress. It’s the people-pleaser antidote. 

Our human nature wants to be liked, wants to compromise, divert, and leave out the truth: at times God's truth. We've all said at one time or another “I just leave that up to God” "To each their own" or “Everybody has to make up their own mind.” There’s a word for that: cop-out! Those are politically correct, people-pleasing cop-outs. In those moments, when we could say something that would be politically correct and wouldn’t offend but would be a lie, remember these truths. And in that pressure moment, try to remember..... what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross. 

He didn’t deny us. He didn’t back down for us. He died for our sins. He created us. He saved us. He forgave us. He’s taking us to Heaven. We cannot not deny Him. 

One day we will give an account to God. And at that point God’s going to say, “What did you say to your neighbour? What did you say in that conversation at work? What did you say to your friend at school?” integrity is more important than popularity. And we must strive to not give up our integrity. Speak God's word, the truth and let Holy Spirit work. 

So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come! And all these things are from God who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.  2 Corinthians 5:17-18 NET

We are all sinners. We have all committed acts that bring hurt and shame to us and others.  Don't flinch or look away. Stand. Make declarations about who you are now as a brother or sister in Christ and what you have in Christ. 

The reason for our joy in any situation we are swimming thru. 

My friends, now is the time - if you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Saviour, look for Him, talk with Him, sit at His side in prayer, when you give your heart to Him and confess Jesus Christ is Your saviour He brings a renewed outlook to our perceptions, a wholeness to broken parts, unconditional forgiveness, and life giving grace, forgiveness and teachings. 

Whoa. Isn’t that a moment to be awe struck! Jesus sits with us. 

When the devil hears us assert our identity in Christ, it no longer sees a lost person; no- we are made new in His image - the enemy sees Jesus. 

Accept the Lord’s amazing grace and be a witness for the Gospel of Christ, it flows naturally out of His love for us. 

He created us, our Heavenly Father, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Jesus - because the antidote to our restlessness is the discovery that God is all that is all that was and all that will be. 

We live in a world where people, at some level, sense the vacuum in their hearts. Let's be people who, after welcoming Jesus to lead our lives, share the Gospel willingly, freely, because men and women need to know God loves them. 

He loves each of us! 

Only God, who knows us utterly, loves us unconditionally.  Furthermore, God who loves us without condition forgives our every sin and flaw through our Saviour, Jesus Christ.  In Christ alone, that deep-felt need to be noticed, valued and forgiven is satisfied.