We stand in the years of the open door. We are living in the time of God’s invitation to the world. He is knocking on hearts all the time. He is wooing hearts and showing Himself to people, in an effort to lead them to His kingdom. But that time will one day end.
Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as He went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem. Someone asked Him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He replied, “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail. When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do evil.’ “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. And people will come from all over the world- from east and west, north and south- to take their places in the Kingdom of God. And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.” Luke 13:22-30
The time is shorter than ever. We must present the gospel to those who are lost.
This is another instance when the truth must be represented, no matter the cost. Sharing the gospel is only going to become more and more difficult. This is our easiest time frame. Let’s not waste it.
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but America needs to be evangelized just as much as foreign countries. We are losing our ground. The God given ground we established America upon. It’s time to rise up and boldly proclaim the truth of the gospel. To let others see us walk in the favor and blessings of God. To let others see us sharing in His suffering. To allow them to see the fullness of the gospel in our lives.
If we haven’t settled, within our own hearts, why we follow Jesus, then we will never stand through the testing to come.
One day, the door will close. I want to be on the inside when it does. I pray you are too.
I encourage you to meet with the Lord today and ask Him how He would have you sharing Him with those around you. Ask Him to place boldness within your heart. Ask Him to make you wise as a serpent and gentle as a dove. Ask Him to lead you into every divine encounter He has set aside for you to have. Trust in Him and follow His leading unrelentingly.
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.” Matthew 7:21-23
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