Part 47 – What It Means To Prepare for the 2nd Coming of Our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ
God created the Sun for many purposes. One of them would be to teach Man very basic parts of life — to rise up in the morning and to settle down for the night. Notice what our Sun does. It shines so bright to give life for plants to perform photosynthesis (food production with the help of light). So should Righteous Man learn to be bright during the day at least.
Let us not imitate those who cover minds with darkness during each working day, by quarreling here and there and everywhere (via Facebook).
Matthew 5:14-16 English Standard Version (ESV)
“14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
And then mother nature also sends storms to test whatever has been built by Man. Do not build your hopes on sand because when the waves arrive, nothing will be left out of all those hopes. Instead, let your hopes be founded on Truth which is the solid ground. This reminds us about so many people hoping to get rich out of deception or thievery, or graft and corruption and plunder in government. Sure, the public might not know about evil deeds done in hiding. But who can hide deeds from God, The Ultimate Judge ? Knowing deeds will be judged by Jesus, that is like building hopes on sand whenever an evil man pretends to love fellowmen using his stolen wealth or whenever he or she feels glorified by fame and popularity.
Remember what Jesus had forewarned Man about.
Matthew 7:21-23 New King James Version (NKJV)
I Never Knew You
“21 “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. 22 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?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ “
Storms in life will not only test one’s faith but also the deeds of faith.
Matthew 7:24-27 English Standard Version (ESV)
Build Your House on the Rock
“24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”