Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
(Joel 2:12 (NIV))

I am sure that you have read or heard people saying that the events we are experiencing are all part of God’s end time plan, and I honestly think that we are closer than most people realize. Regardless of where we think we are in God’s timeline, I want to ask a few questions that pertain to your personal relationship with the Lord.

If Jesus were to return this very moment to take His true church home, would you be part of that snatching away? Would your address change in the twinkling of an eye? Would all of your troubles go away or would the worst troubles that you could possibly imagine be about to start?

Most people simply put off ever thinking about this. They are afraid of what they will see if they take an honest look at their lives, so to avoid what they are afraid that they might find, they simply never look! I realize that it is human nature to shy away from conflict and from difficult subjects, but no one needs to be this type of person when it comes to their eternity!

God is calling us. He even sent His Son to reach out to us.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16 (NIV))

All that we have to do is believe.

Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Copyright 1998 – 2020 Dennis J. Smock
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Are we His people?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
(2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV))

I know that I wrote about this passage just a few days ago, but, with the current state of affairs in this nation, I have been given a different understanding of this passage.

We keep saying that we are praying for this nation, but are we praying from our perspective or are we praying from God’s perspective? Are they the same? Should they be the same?

We, as the Body of Christ, in this nation, long to see repentance occur. We long to see hearts turn to Jesus. We long to see a return to Biblical values. Don’t misunderstand me. These things are good and we should pray for them, but are we being selfish in our prayers? There are numerous things that are going on in the world and in our nation that many people believe are the fulfillment of prophesies, with more to soon follow. Do our prayers for our nation line up with what God has planned? Are we praying for things that are contrary to God’s Will, for it is widely accepted that this country does not seem to be mentioned in God’s End Time events. Are we praying for our will or for God’s Will to be made manifest in this nation?

I realize that this is a tough concept to accept and to agree with. I earnestly ask that you pray for God’s Will to unfold and not our own selfish will. We, as humans, would love to see peace and prosperity during all the days of our lives, but we know that this may not happen. We do know that God will win in the end. What we do not know is our individual and collective actions between now and then. We, as the people who are called by God’s name, should make it a point to pray for His will to be done and not ours!

Copyright 1998 – 2016 Dennis J. Smock
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