Jesus is coming back for His own.
I wonder about those who have ignored Him; Those who knew about Him, and yet their choice was not to follow Him. Their choice was to instead, wring out every bit of fun and entertainment from the world that they could; or those who thought He just wasn't worth their time.
These people say, " It's joy! Joy is what I'm experiencing!" (Their JOY ?) They don't know what joy is or what it can be. None of us really do (yet!) But those who know the Lord Jesus Christ: [Yeshua, Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, our Redeemer, our Deliverer, our Messiah, our Saviour, The King of kings, and The Lord of lords] know it cannot be found anywhere but in Him, through Him, by Him, and only because of Him!
What this world calls fun is very costly. In many different aspects.
Financially, morally, sometimes physically and mentally as well.
Entertainment seems to be just as damaging as well. Is there anything [ever] good to see on any viewing screen, anymore? I'm talking about movies, TV, computer? You know, I think there is.
There is, but I believe they're few and far between. You actually have to look for those, and turn off a lot of others.
I've come to understand that although there might be some decent things, the world, as a whole, isn't interested in those. It appears that those aren't any fun. The fun ones have violence; shootings- lots of guns, knives, just weapons of all sorts. There has to be murder, mayhem, peril, slayings, thievery, heartache, pain, fear, (zombies and vampires also) just lots of death and killings.
There has to be crashes and smashes and NOISE!
Also there has to be anger and hatred, lies and deception, trickery, and actions of violence!
That seems to be a main ingredient. It could be person to person violence, violence against animals, destruction of belongings, or property. [PSYCHOTIC!]
These shows are called 'ACTION' or 'ACTION/ADVENTURE' movies. (Rated R!)
The biggest thing though, is SEX. It seems like, if there's none of that, then...whatever these people are trying to sell, just won't sell. If it won't SELL, there won't be any MONEY made from it; If there's no money, that means there will be no joy.
SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? LET'S SURMISE:
This world says that in order to find joy, we need to have fun. Lots of fun!
World says this means we need entertainment; or we need to entertain ourselves.
World says both of those things can give us a lot of fun. Looks like if we need to start the entertaining process, we should look around and copy the way other people are doing it.
{They must be smarter than us because they figured it out before we did.}
Everybody knows we're all stupid anyway, in school we learned that we are made from a mud blob. {or a monkey, somebody told me that} If we act violent or hurt others, that might be fun. {or some even claim if they kill you, they're doing it for their god. because you're not like them, so you're not right.}
Or since people have to have money, maybe we need to focus on that first.
We don't have jobs because we don't have skills, and we didn't get any education at school because the teachers were too busy teaching us to say 'NO' to God, teaching us how to use a condom,and that it's okay to be gay. That's it!...we learned all about how OK it is to have sex, that doesn't seem hard! Maybe we can sell our worthless bodies for entertainment to make money! Sex is fun they said. Maybe we can put drugs and alcohol in us, too!
Sounds like great fun! (then will there be joy?)
THAT IS WHAT THE WORLD TELLS US!
DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT?
It's time to wake up. We can't still stay sleeping. Jesus is waiting for us.
Change is in the air. I can just smell it. It smells so fresh. I believe the plans are in the works. If I had to die for Christ, I would. He's the reason I've ever lived. He's the reason for every breath I take. He's the reason for any bit of kindness that has ever came from me. If there's anything good in me, it's Jesus. I'm so not perfect, don't get me wrong! Just like everyone else, I walk and fall every day of my life in this worldly struggle that each of us is in. Left to myself without Him, I'm wicked and deserving of nothing more than hell. But I'm not alone. I praise Him for saving me. Not just from this world, but from the wickedness of myself.
I despise the person I was before I gave my life to Him.
That person is no more. I am a new creation. He gave me a new heart.
He promises He will never leave me or forsake me.
Believing that He is coming back for believers and followers in Him alone, is difficult for us to believe, but we have to face it, and be ready for His return. We have to trust Him. He won't come back to die for us again. The day is coming when the Father will say, " Son, go get My children!" Jesus is coming back. He's coming for His own. If you wait until then, don't think He will listen to you if you should hang on His leg and tell Him you love Him. Today is the day and now is the time. Don't give Him empty words. A tape recorder can give that amount of love. If you love Him, show Him now. You might not have that chance later. Would you want to be left when the Christians go home? There will be nobody left here but unsaved people.
Heaven's gates are closed. He wants to open them for you.
He'll use His nail-scarred hands.
But if you reject Him now, He'll reject you then.
Remember: No decision for Christ, is a decision! It's a decision for Satan.
Yours in Christ, Rev. Debbie*
