Be occupied in travailing and ministering the entirety of God’s words, till Christ comes.
Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.
Christ Jesus our Lord during His earthly ministry committed Himself in doing two major things, that , every bonafide followers of Christ, should learn, embrace and replicate for their lifetime.
Jesus will rise up early to pray and then followed it up with preaching the totality of God’s words.
Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Before His ascension, He commissioned all His faithful followers of all ages and that includes you in particular to do same.
John 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
1 Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
As a faithful follower of Christ, you are under compulsion to be occupied till Christ comes, in preparing the people in your world of influence ready for the imminent rapture.
These people are: your unsaved spouse, children, parents, siblings, inlaws, extended family members, colleagues in the office, neighbors etc
But then you are supposed to be doing two things for these people all through your lifetime, as others did in Bible days.
Samuel
1 Samuel 12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
The apostles of Christ.
Acts 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
The first thing you are supposed to be doing , is travailing in secret prayers for these people.
Isaiah 66:7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 66:8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Paul travailed for souls.
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
The second thing is to be teaching them, the entirety of God’s words in the Bible.
Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Acts 20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Very very unfortunately, according to our Lord, the harvest is plenteous but the labourers are few.
Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
No wonder the painful complaints of the Lord.
No intercessors
Isaiah 59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
The Lord’s tireless search for intercessors.
Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Famine of teaching the entirety of God’s words in the Bible in more than ninety five percent of the global churches of Christ.
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The question you should answer with your personal life are these:
Luke 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
1. As a minister when the Lord comes, will He find you travailing in prayers and teaching people the entirety of God’s words to prepare them for the imminent rapture?
2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
As a matter of the church, when Jesus comes, will He find you willing to be receptive to the entirety of God’s words, to prepare you as a wise virgin ready for the imminent rapture?
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
The bucks stops with you, either as a minister or as a member of the church.
But then remember, if you will ever be ready for the imminent rapture, you must be living by the entirety of God’s words or the total I of the doctrines in the Bible.
1 Timothy 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
God’s unfailing grace will be sufficient for you in Jesus name.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Let us pray.
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