Ready Or Not, Here I Come

Just turn on the radio, or sit down and watch the evening news; or simply take the time to turn on your computer on any given day. And suddenly, it becomes all too readily apparent that out world cannot long survive if she continues to stay on her present downward spiral.
Furthermore, it has become all too obvious (even among those in our world who neither know God as well as those who even go so far as to deny the existence of Creator, God)—that there is a growing sense of fatalism, hopelessness, and utter despair.
Anarchy, wickedness, chaos, and utter debauchery now seem to be “The Order Of The Day” for much of our world. And these evils are paving the way for God’s judgment to soon rain down upon this degenerate human race. And sadly, it has become "all too apparent" that most of mankind seems to have no desire whatsoever of attempting to alter this course of impending annihilation that we are so readily embracing.
But to all of those Believers whose hope is in Jesus Christ… even in the midst of these “Darkest of Hours of a Depraved Humanity” God’s Word affirms to us that “Nothing Here Has Taken God By Surprise!” Furthermore, His Word gives us the assurance that He has already prepared a “Way of Escape” for His children out of this mess!
When will the Day of God’s Judgment arrive upon this vile, evil, wicked world? This I do not know; but of this one fact I am fully aware: “Before His wrath is poured out upon planet Earth, Christ’s Bride (His Church) will have already been far removed to our heavenly home!”
And I’m sure that by now you know that I’m talking about the soon coming “Rapture of the Church.” It is an event that holds a specific time on God’s Future calendar of events, the one of which Paul wrote:
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (I Thessalonians 4:17)
Yes, it is true that our world is overripe for the Judgment of God. But Saints of God, be encouraged, because this also means that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is soon to proclaim (for all of His “Faithful” children to hear) “Ready or Not Here I Come!”
How grateful I am that God’s Word makes it clear that before the 7 Year Tribulation begins, that God “WILL” provide a way of escape for the righteous so that we will be able to avoid His judgment upon this wicked world. In (Luke 21:23) Christ clearly states: “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”
So for all the spiritual skeptics who would try to have us to believe that the Children of God are going to have to go through the Tribulation, I would just love for them to explain to me why it is that God would tell us to “pray that we would escape all these things” if they were impossible to escape from?
And one more thing (according to Revelation 3:10), the saints of God are also given this promise: “Because you have kept the Word of my patience, I will also keep you “FROM” the hour of temptation.”
So Saints of God, don’t you dare let anyone steal from you the “Joyous Hope” of our Lord’s imminent return. For, “WE” (the Church) shall be taken out, caught up, (Raptured)… long before all hell breaks loose upon planet Earth!
Therefore, saints of God, if ever we’ve lived holy, let’s make sure that we are living holy today. If ever we’ve lived committed, let’s make sure that our commitment to God is more than it’s ever been before. And if we’ve ever been about doing the Father’s business, “NOW” is the time to make sure that it is becomes the absolute, #1, priority of our lives!
Be encouraged, be faithful, and be certain that you are watching and waiting (with eager anticipation). For I firmly believe that one day soon, we’re going to here a shout…and the trump of God is going to sound… and our Savior is going to crying out something that only His children will hear. And that “Something” is this: “READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!”
“…So comfort you one another with these words…Amen!”
Just a Thought,
Pastor Ken Jones