Friday, April 28, 2006

ARE YOU AWAITING JESUS' RETURN?

♪♥ LET EVERY LAMP BE BURNING BRIGHT  ♪♥

 ♪♥LORD JESUS, COME ♪♥

~While writing this today, I was surprised at the exact meaning of COMPEL...interesting."

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Watching and waiting is a great part of our life as a Christian-

*) to be in constant fellowship (praying without ceasing) (1 Thess. 5:17)

1Th 5:16 Rejoice evermore.  :17 Pray without ceasing.

*) to seek & save the lost - compelling them to come into the kingdom

Luk 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

compelling =MAKE /ORDER them to come in! 

See:

Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Mar 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

*) feeding HIS sheep, lambs

*) keeping ourselves unspotted from the world NOT giving in to the lust of the flesh, nor the lusts ofthe eyes, nor to the pride of life

*) And by all means taking care/PRAYER not to be one whom Mark 4:19 speaks of!

Mar 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

with an eye to the skies (as it were) for surely HE will come.

Soon.

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

An eye to the sky.........some time back I was riding along in my car headed home.  I had Bug.   Pete and Bubba were coming about 15 miles behind us.  All of a sudden the sky looked like Jesus could step through at any second!  My heart lept with joy and anticipation.  Then I thought of the guys, and the terror and the grief Pete would have if Bubba was suddenly gone from that truck.  If all he ever found of me and Bug was an empty car.  So, I stay torn.  Believing, expecting, hoping for His glorious return.......and yet whispering "Just a little more time.  Give the Spirit one more chance with him."    -  Barbara

Anonymous said...

aqhh yes Im so waiting for His return!!  :) But I earnestly pray also for all my family to go home with me.

hugs
angelrose