I woke up this morning saying to the Lord, I want to be ready when someone asks for prayer or needs to be comforted or needs to hear a word of encouragement. However moments later the Holy Spirit showed me the importance of being ready for Jesus return.
I believe in my heart time is of the essence, there is no more time to waste and now is the time to prepare for His return. Now I’m not saying I know when He is coming for no one knows except our Heavenly Father. Why do we need to be ready? Well, say you were going on a trip, it is natural to pack and prepare for it. Same as when we wait for the Lord’s return we don’t just sit back and wait, but we also prepare ourselves on a daily basis for we know not the day or hour. God has a purpose for us to prepare and be ready for his coming. He doesn’t want us to miss out for it is not His will for anyone to perish.
How are we to prepare? What are we to do? While we watch and wait let’s pursue His calling on our life. We are all called to…
P – Praise Him in word and in song throughout the day. Ps.34:1
R – Read & meditate on His word. Ps. 1:2,3
E – Excel in His greatness so He may be glorified.
P – Pray & Present your body (mind) a living sacrifice Rom.12:1
A – Abide in Him John 15:7
R – Render ( give all to Him) Remind & Remember His goodness.Ps. 116
E – Exercise your faith and love for Him as you strive to please Him in preparation of His return.
It takes commitment to arrive at the place where His heart desires, so let’s strive for excellence in knowing Him and as you get to know Him in a more personal intimate level He will reveal to you His plan and purpose. As you abide in Him and He in you, move forward with Him to excel in His greatness and much fruit will flourish in your life as it says in John 15:5. But not only that you will touch others along the way as we express our love for God and walk in obedience to His word and His ways. What a wonderful privilege it is to communicate with Him daily and to know our Heavenly Father is glorified through us when we bear fruit and we are called His disciples. Matt.24:44 love and blessings, Jan (Lollita Faith)
Scripture ref. Rev.10:6, Matthew 24:44, John 15 NKJV
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Author June Hodgins 