Prepare for the Lord’s coming

    It is absurd for men to conclude that this present world would continue without end. The fact that the predicted end of the world has not materialized makes cynics argue against an impending apocalypse. This seems to make sense to the numerous people that would rather convince themselves that no time of accountability awaits them.

    But nothing can be further from the truth. The scripture says that this world would sooner or later run out of time. This will occur when Christ returns to reclaim His power and authority over all of his creation. His coming will catch many people unawares. No one knows the day or time. But this great event would occur when people would have been deceived into a false sense of peace and security. Nobody would escape this event. Christians are warned not to be caught unawares by the Lord’s coming. God dos not want Christians to suffer the judgment that would come upon sinners. Instead, He desires that they receive salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. Believers must strengthen and encourage one another and not live as if the world would not end.

     Live daily as if the Lord would come the next minute. Watch over your actions and conducts; ensure that they conform to God”s standard. We must not only believe that the Lord would come soon: we must prepare for it. We must not allow a moment to pass without ensuring that our lives are devoid of things that can displease the Lord. Where any sin or ecvil has crept in, we must promptly go to the Lord and plead with him to forgive and cleanse us. We must not only be prepared, but spread this message of readiness to all who know and love the Lord.  

JUDGEMENT VERSUS MERCY

Ten years after he was convicted of murdering off –duty police officer Mark Macphail, and to the gathering of the almost one million in support of his innocence, Troy Davis was executed without mercy by lethal injection in savannah, Georgia, USA, on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011.

Davis’ case led to the intense debates around the world regarding the USA judicial system and the practice of the death penalty.

From the original trial, Davis remained steadfast on the claim that he was innocent until he was executed. A petition requesting clemency for Davis reached over six hundred and sixty thousand (660, 000) signatures that included prominent names such as former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict (XVI).

Jonah, a reluctant Prophet, had predicted overthrow of Nineveh in forty days. However, everyone in the immoral city had repented. As a result, impending disaster on them was averted, because they believed in God and was forgiven. Jonah was therefore angry so much that, he wished he could die.

In His wisdom, God dealt with Jonah with patient, never in anger. There are many Jonah today; not deserving any clemency or pardon for repentant sinners. They hold that mercy for the guilty is cruelty to the innocent, forgetting that, they must also rely on God’s mercy if their sins are to be forgiven. Our God delights in mercy for people who truly repent, like the Ninevites.

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PAINS OF THE CROSS

ADDRESSING GOD

The story goes that one time when Bill Moyers was a special assistance to President Lyndon B. Johnson of the United States, he was asked to say grace before a meal in the family quarters in the White House. As Moyers began praying softly, the President interrupted him ‘’Speak up, Bill! Speak up!’’ The former Baptist minister from east Texas stopped in mid-sentence; without looking up replied steadily: ‘’ I wasn’t addressing you, Mr. President.’’

       In our text, Hezekiah, a popular Old Testament King, prayed to God for help. In the later part of his life he fell ill; Indeed close to the point of death. The prophet Isaiah pronounced that the illness was unto death. Hezekiah then pleaded to God, who relented and healed him.

     Prayer is communion with God. When Hezekiah was distressed by his enemies, he prayed. Now that he was ill in bed, and knew that his sickness was unto death, he turned his face towards the temple. He pleaded that by His grace, he had lived a good life, walked closely and humbly with Him. When he eventually became healthy, he went up to the house of the Lord to pray.

    We must understand that good people also become ill. Being righteous does not exempt us from the trials of this life. Instead of the usual reliance on men to save us from possibility of death, we should earnestly call on God for help, like Hezekiah cried for healing. Whenever we are healed we should pray to God who answers prayers that are said from sincere heart.

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WHEN THE TROPHY IS WON OR LOST

Running a relay race in the first spot, all to loss it due to the injury and dropping out for another winner to emerge ( How terrible that will be)

My multi-million dollars contractual presentation got crashed with my PC on the day of presentation with no Backups elsewhere. (What a loss of fortune)

Millions of dollars expend on his doctoral degree which he gladly concluded in flying color from Harvard university, but behold the careless Cops shooting him down in mistake for a terrorist robbing a nearby bank. (He must rarely pay for it)

All the agony and the pain.
 

All the troubles and the traumas
 

All ever-experienced failures before winning the trophy
 

All the inconveniences and the energies lost to getting the trophy
 

All, All All will forgotten immediately the TROPHY is won eventually (Good time spent off and rewarded)
 

TOUR PAINS IN THE WORLD
 

YOUR TRAILS AND SUFFERING
 

YOUR TEMPTATION FROM THE DEVIL
 

ALL THE AGONY AND TROUBLES EVER HAD ON EARTH WILL BE GONE for good if I can 

make Heaven at LAST.
 

 

Why delaying and disregarding this free offer of great privilege to win RESt after the world is gone
 

Why playing off the path that leads to this celestial home of heaven
 

Why trading the priceless gain of heaven for corruptible worldly pleasures and gains\Why not accept Jesus 

and shun your fornications, adultery, idolatry, lies and Hypocrisy, stealing and Thurgery, Murder, Immoralities, and other sinful deeds?
 

 

Why delaying what you can TODAY?
 

Why not accept Him MNOW?
 

Never be drown in the pleasures of the world.
 

Be not lost due to the end-time pleasures.
 

Take these steps and win heaven for free
 

Jesus loves and cares for you
 

WHEN THE TROPHY OF HEAVEN IS WON ALL WILL BE LOST