ARE YOU READY?

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Text : Matthew 24:44

You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

I have asked many good church goers and workers a very simple question about their preparedness towards the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Their responses are majorly in the negative. 

Let me ask you the same question as well: *"If Jesus should come right now, are you sure you will go with Him?"* 

The responses I receive often saddens my heart. While about 90% of the responses are outright No, more than 2% will say something like, "I cannot judge, only God can determine if I will be raptured with Christ or not."  Then the remaining 8% will answer in the affirmative.

The truth is, many believers today are not getting ready for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. To know if you are ready or not, just examine yourself with the following parameters: 

1.Check out the fruit you bear. Are you increasingly growing in bearing the fruit of the Spirit or of the flesh? (Galatians 5: 19-23). 

2.Check your response to the nudging of the Spirit or instructions of the Lord through the Word. 

3.Are you quick to repent from all known sins when the Lord reveals them to you?

4.Check your forgiveness level. Do you easily forgive those who offend you, or you lock them in the prison of your heart for days, months and even years?

5.Is your conversations (lifestyle and behaviour) becoming more and more like Christ?

The scripture asks us to examine ourselves. By so doing, you will always know where you stand.
 *Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?2 Corinthians  13:5.* 

Remember, only those who are looking forward to the coming of the Lord shall make it at the end. 

Remain Rapturable!

Mark 13:5-37.

PRAYER FOCUS

1. Father God, please help me to daily prepare towards the return of my Lord and Saviour in Jesus name.

Bible Reading:
 
Matthew 24:1-31.

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