Church Alert Series
“See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith. The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light, With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.” Romans 13:11-14 (BBE)
Obviously, God is ever gracious and merciful. The dimensions of His great love for His children are infinite. The Bible says;
“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them”. Psalm 103:17-18
God in His typical character is giving to the Church a window of opportunity now to get ready for the return of the Lord. In the midst of all the commotion and chaos the entire world is getting into now (which is just the beginning of the troubles that are coming), it’s only wise for all true children of God to recognize the time and wake out of sleep and do the needful.
TWO THINGS VERY NEEDFUL NOW
- Get ready for the rapture
- Preach the gospel to those not yet saved.
“For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light. Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise; Making good use of the time, because the days are evil. For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord’s pleasure. And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit”. Ephesians 5:14-18 (BBE)
“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4 (KJV)
If you are settled down in religious activities in your denomination, wake up and shine the true light. God is not sparing anyone neither does He recognize and award all the services we do to satisfy ourselves and to please men. They are all good, but his standard for us is to do everything for Him out of love.
“I have knowledge of your doings, and of your hard work and long waiting, and that you will not put up with evil men, and have put to the test those who say they are Apostles and are not, and have seen that they are false; And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness. But I have this against you, that you are turned away from your first love. So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed”. Revelation 2:2-5 (BBE)
There’s going to be an outbreak of revival and massive harvest of souls if we return to the Lord and begin again to relate with Him in fellowship and service the way we used to do it when we first believed.
This is the time to cast off every weight and all besetting sins and run with urgency the race that has been set for us. This is no time to play politics and religion; we are at the edge of eternity, and God has given us this grace and understanding to realize that this world is not our home.
Child of God, awake!