Be Ready, Not Troubled!
Highlights:
Time mark: 1:44
Matthew 24:1-3
Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them,
"Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying,
"Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the world?"
Time mark: 2:14
Matthew 24:4-9
And Jesus answered and said unto them,
"Take heed that no man deceive you, for many shall come in my name, saying, 'I am Christ', and shall deceive many. And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places. All these are the beginning of sorrows."
"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you, and you shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake."
Time mark: 3:46
I had a dream that woke me up out of my sleep. I saw military in the streets just randomly shooting at civilians who were hollering and crying.
I saw the elderly, the young and the middle aged and they were holding things and trying to escape. But it was just random shooting in the streets.
I woke up and such a terror. I was just like, "Listen, what's going on? What's going on?" And you know what the Lord told me?
Pray without ceasing. So I began to pray. I said, "Okay, Lord, I'm praying, I'm praying for peace in the land. I'm praying that you cover us with the blood. I'm praying for protection. I'm praying to Father God, that you would heal the land, I'm praying."
I was still startled and I said, "Lord, what's going on?" And the Lord said, "This is the time to draw close to Me, this is the time to really enter into my presence. This is the time to really seek my face. So that you can have direction so that you can have understanding. So when things start to happen, and things start to unveil in the land, you will have the knowledge of what to do and how to handle yourself." What simply does that mean? Be ready, be ready.
Time mark: 5:15
Ecclesiastes 3
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die,
8 A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.
Matthew 24:6
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
Luke 21:34-36
"And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."
"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."
John 14:1-3
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."
"In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself that where I am, there ye may be also."
Matthew 24:6-13
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
"All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."
"And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another."
"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Time mark: 10:00
Matthew 24:38-39
"For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away."
"So shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
They weren't ready. They were not ready. No matter how Noah told them, "Look there's going to be a flood, there's going to be a time where this land, you're not even gonna see it. It's gonna be filled with water."
They didn't want to hear it. They didn't want to listen, and what happened? They missed the mark. When Noah shut those doors to the ark, they were not opened again until the water was able to dry up from the land.
So they missed out. Why? Because they were not ready. Jesus has given this advice: Don't be like those who didn't listen to Noah. I'm telling you, all you need to do is be ready. Wait, be ready. Just be ready. When you start hearing about these rumors of war, when you hear about desolation in the land, you need to start preparing your heart and your mind.
Time mark: 12:49
John 2:22-25
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
Time mark: 14:27
No matter what circumstances look like to my peers, I know nothing can bring into question my faith and trust and love in Jesus, as I know my Redeemer lives, that He is the risen Son of God, that He allows me to be tried, because He has overcome the world. Therefore I know who I am in Christ Jesus and am able to stand against:
the wiles of the enemy
threats
criticism
persecution
Time mark: 15:05
Matthew 24:45-51
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Time mark: 16:07
The good servant thought, let me do more of what my Master has given me to do. He gave him rule over his household. He gave him meat in due season. He said "Blessed is that servant whom the Lord when He comes shall find him so doing. He found him working, he found him busy!
Words to the wise, I know we're hearing about these rumors of war.
Don't be distracted by that. Keep working. Keep doing your ministry work. Keep feeding the hungry. Keep fueling those who need food. Keep visiting those who are shut in. Keep praying. Keep seeking the face of the Father. So when he comes He'll see you doing the work and He'll say, "All right, great. Good job. Let me give you more."
Time mark: 17:42
Jesus exhorts us to focus on being good servants who know He is coming soon. He doesn't want us to be walking around as if this is a guessing game. All He wants us to do is be ready.
Fear not my brother, fear not my sister. Just be ready. He's going to come like a thief in the night. When He comes, it's going to be in a twinkling of an eye, and you just need to be ready.
Pray. Seek His face. Do what is right. Pure heart. Holy hands. Be an example to others, represent the kingdom of God. No matter what else is going on around you, know the Christ that you serve, the True Living God and be the true disciple that He has created. He created you to be as you sojoun the days of your life, waiting for His return.
God bless you. Thank you for tuning in. My prayers that God will keep you and that his blessings will continue to fall upon you and all that you do and say. Until we meet or speak, may the blessing of the Lord continue to make you rich, adding no sorrow.