Be occupied in travailing and ministering the entirety of God’s words, till Christ comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus will rise up early to pray and then followed it up with preaching the totality of God’s words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before His ascension, He commissioned all His faithful followers of all ages and that includes you in particular to do same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people are: your unsaved spouse, children, parents, siblings, inlaws, extended family members, colleagues in the office, neighbors etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But then you are supposed to be doing two things for these people all through your lifetime, as others did in Bible days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samuel <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The apostles of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first thing you are supposed to be doing , is travailing in secret prayers for these people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul travailed for souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second thing is to be teaching them, the entirety of God’s words in the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Very very unfortunately, according to our Lord, the harvest is plenteous but the labourers are few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No wonder the painful complaints of the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No intercessors <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lord’s tireless search for intercessors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Famine of teaching the entirety of God’s words in the Bible in more than ninety five percent of the global churches of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question you should answer with your personal life are these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bucks stops with you, either as a minister or as a member of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God’s unfailing grace will be sufficient for you in Jesus name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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