One day we will all be brought before Jesus, bowing down before Him, and confessing Him to be God.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
We are gearing up at Calvary to be in our first Christmas parade in Kinston, NC. Many people have pitched in and helped make it go well. We have a manger scene with Mary, Joseph, some Wise Men, and of course, Baby Jesus. We will be heading down the street shortly with hundreds if not thousands of people smiling, waving, and saying Merry Christmas. Oh I am anticipating a great time!
We are also gearing up for another day in our future in which no one knows except the Lord Himself. It is the day when all of mankind will kneel before Jesus’ feet giving account of their life. For those who did not bow in life, will bow that day, confessing Jesus as God, and then to be cast into hell forever. For those, it will be simply too late. For the others, we geared up to live forever in Heaven by repenting and making Jesus the Lord of our life!
What will it take for you to believe? What will it take for you to make Jesus the Lord of your life now? You say, “Preacher, I am saved and on my way to Heaven?” My respond is, “What evidence is shown in your life, right now, that you are?” Is it the way you dress? Is it the way you talk? Is it the places you go on the computer? Is it the love you show the world? Matthew 7:20 says, “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” What kind of fruit are you producing? The very next verse says, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21
So with those thoughts in mind, how about making sure you are geared up to go! “…give diligence to make your calling and election sure:..” 2 Peter 1:10