For Thought and Meditation - Tuesday, September 07

[Pine Baron]

Good morning all. I'm hoping that this message is not the only reason we need to get "right" with God. have a safe and blessed day.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - Pastor Greg Laurie
Would You Be Ready?

“No one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.”
—Matthew 24:36

Periodically, people come along who say they’ve cracked the code and know when Jesus is returning. They claim to know when the Rapture will take place.

However, Jesus said, “No one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows” (Matthew 24:36 NLT). So what this actually means is that no one knows the day or the hour.

But there’s a difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming. The Rapture, which could happen at any moment, is when Jesus returns for His people. The Second Coming, on the other hand, is when He returns with His people.

The Rapture will take place before the appearance of the Antichrist and the Tribulation. The Second Coming will take place at the end of the Tribulation, after the seven-year reign of the Antichrist and after the Battle of Armageddon.

So we know in sequence when the Second Coming will occur, but the Rapture could happen at any moment. Only God knows when that will be, and it will take place at the right moment. But it will happen, and it will be one of the greatest events in history.

I want to ask you: Will you be ready for that day?

Jesus said, “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left” (Matthew 24:40–41 NLT). This tells us it’s a global event in which people are caught up to meet the Lord.

The Rapture could happen in our lifetime. It could happen today. If Christ were to come back now, would you be ready? Don’t miss the opportunity to get right with God.

[GhostHawk]

Amen and AMEN!

I think I am ready, I believe his promises, that he has prepared a place for us. Indeed a place for me specifically.

He knows me inside and out. He knows a week of sitting at his feet shouting hosanna's and singing songs of praise would drive me postal.
He knows that it is the wild places, the quiet spaces that let me feel his presence. The touch of the wind blowing through tall grass is like the caress of his hand. I am ready, have been ready to be called home for a while. But he has things he needs me to do yet. So I wait, and wonder.

[Boaz]

Good message . Prepare and be ready .