Since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God...? (II Peter 3:11-12).
Gas prices at $4/gallon? Who would've thought?
Millions of homes in foreclosure?...Get real.
Real nuclear danger from Iran? You've got to be kidding.
The rapture of the church? We've got a lot of time left!
This isn't Kansas anymore, Toto! Things are a changing faster than we think. Morals are declining or disappearing, church growth is stunted or reversing, crime is increasing, and our nation is becoming more and more godless.
The Bible has been telling us forever that we should lay up treasures in heaven... that none of our stuff is going to last. Yet we are in debt past our eyeballs with stuff that we can't take with us.
What kind of person am I anyway? That's a great question to ponder. Maybe the best one to answer it is the Holy Spirit. After all, He lives inside us. He knows us inside out and upside down. There's nothing hidden from Him.
Holy Spirit, what kind of person am I: religious or righteous?
What consumes me: stuff or souls?
For what am I looking: earthly promotion, or heavenly?
We say we believe in the imminent return of the Lord...He could come at any time.
But if you are like me, a lot of times I believe with my head more than my heart. Sometimes, I'd rather He wait a while. But now, we can all see that our world is changing fast. It's time to believe with our heart... all of it.
Signs of the time? Could be! Perhaps Jesus is returning soon... I mean real soon. What if we don't have decades left, but only years? Does this change what kind of person I am?
It should.
It can!
Intentional for souls,
Tom Elie
Evangelist/President
Oasis World Ministries
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