How long have we been collectively napping, as a nation, as a faith, as individuals?  Plodding along on that widely cut, well-lit boulevard, chattel headed to the drowning promises of abandon.  Analyzing our apparent capacity to ignore the Holy Spirit’s prompting and prophesied, seasonal signals and wonders, we are left assuming that only crisis will wake us from slumber.  Will the next great indicator be ignored as well?  What will happen for Christians, who now seem willing to overlook; pestilence, war, self-idolatry, demon worship and eroding foundations?  How will Christians handle the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple, soon to rise?  Will the enemy provide adequate excuse for this major Biblical occurrence, most certainly he will?

Will it take Israel’s decimation of its enemies, the desolation of Damascus and Southern Iran?  When will it become clear to Christians that the Bible is true, that it has always been and remains the inerrant word of Almighty God?  The Muslims believe,. why don’t we?  Just recently they assassinated the head of the Temple Rebuilding Group in Israel, for they understand that if the Temple is rebuilt this is an unavoidable sign of the Glorious Appearing.  Where does this leave Christians?  Do we continue on our march to self interest, refusing, denying and continually ignoring the Lord’s prompting to do the work while there is still remaining light?  What will light the fire in our spirits, what circumstance would be of sufficient impact to prompt us that, “now is the time at which we can no longer ignore our duty to God”?  Will it take nuclear conflict, global pandemic, one world government, one world currency, a horrific demonic figure adorned as a saint?  These things are most certainly not far off.  Or perhaps will it take a rapture of the faithful, leaving those who thought they believed at the mercy of the sudden realization that Jesus had been speaking to them when he said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’  Matthew 7:21-23.

I cry out to You, Oh Lord, my Holy God for those who are not yet convinced of Your Coming.  Father, I was once in their position and You opened my eyes and my heart to the Truth of Your Word.  Father, please wake them from slumber, call them to be washed in Your Word, so that they may enter the labor for harvest while light remains.  Forgive me for my laziness in telling everyone about those things which certainly and shortly come to pass.  I love You and I love them.  Please awake their hearts.  In Jesus’ Name.