My Hearts Cry

My Hearts Cry

If I had just been saved, or just awakened to the knowledge that Jesus was coming for us soon and my life wasn't pleasing to Him, you wouldn't be able to get my nose out of the Bible, because I'd be studying it for all I was worth every spare second I had! And when I didn't have a spare second to study it, I'd be practicing it. The thought wouldn't leave my mind, because I'd be expecting Him any moment and I'd want to be as ready as I possibly could. Every day that went by without the rapture happening, I'd dedicate myself to even harder studying and harder practicing, so that when I met the Lord on that wonderful day, He would smile and be pleased with me, and I wouldn't have to stand before Him ashamed.

That has been my hearts cry to everyone for several years now. I've had a very strong inner urging to warn everyone, unbelievers and believers alike, that time is running out. My heart aches for all the people who will have to stand before Him ashamed and be unable to do anything about it because they ignored all His warnings, or else didn't take them seriously enough. For some reason, I feel this even stronger now and pray that I and everyone I know, will study just as hard as they can and apply His Word to their lives with all their hearts, all their minds and all their strength, every moment of every day. Then we'll be able to stand before Him rejoicing in His salvation and thanking Him, knowing we're unworthy, but not having to be ashamed.

Please join me in praying that we will all be ready for His coming.

1 John 2:28 —And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. *

1 John 4:17 —In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. *

Hebrews 10:35–38 —So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. *You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. *For in just a very little while, “He who is coming will come and will not delay. *But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” *

Philippians 1:20 —I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. *