BEING READY

           Some people never learn anything because they understand everything too soon. -Alexander Pope

2 Timothy 2:15, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

            Education is good. It is needful for an occupation. It is needful for health. It is needful in order to share the Word of God. It is needful for the simple things in life. Problem is, many people let their education get in their way of serving God.

            Are you well educated; graduated high school, college, or some vocational school? Have you let your education go to your head? Has it become a stumbling block to your witnessing? Has it become a road block for your personal growth in the things of God? Has your education caused you to think somethings in serving the Lord are beneath you? Maybe its time for you to get rid of your education! Maybe it’s time for you time get back to the basics, being “ready to always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” and exalt Jesus once again!

BE PREPARED

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, who ever he is. -C.S. Lewis

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27:1

None of us know what will come tomorrow. We can prepare for whatever it may hold but we cannot be 100% sure what it will bring. We can prepare for rain tomorrow by carrying an umbrella yet, it may never rain. We can invest our money in the stock market but it may crash. There is one thing we can do for tomorrow today that will not only help us tomorrow but it will help us throughout eternity! This one thing cannot be done whenever you want to. This one thing cannot be obtained like some trophy. This one thing was done for you when Jesus got up on the Cross of Calvary, shed His life’s blood, giving His life for yours and mine, being buried and rising three days later, conquering death, hell and the grave for your sin and mine! This one thing is to be saved! Saved from the depths of our sinful nature. Saved from Hell fire. Saved from sin, shame, and the sickness it all brings!

What must you do to be saved; Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved! Then and only then will you be prepared for Heaven!

GEAR UP!

There is a fierce enemy seeking to destroy you. What will you do to prepare to have victory?

 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 1 Peter 5:8

Satan doesn’t want you to have victory in your life. So he throws everything he can at you so you will trip up, fail, and fall. What are we to do; gear up! We must be sober and vigilant.

What does sober mean? Well it has the meaning of not being drunk, being alert, and being aware. We are not to be overcome with this world and it’s ways in such a way that causes us to let down our guard. If and when we do—the enemy attacks!

What does vigilant mean? It means to be kept awake. Often after we have our Sunday lunch the Z monster sets in. We sit in our recliner and before you know it we are snoring like a freight train going through a tunnel. With that deep sleep going on we can’t hear the enemy sneaking up on us to attack. We must keep watch for the enemy is lurking!

             There are other ways we can gear up as well; prayer, Bible reading and study, serving at church, attending Sunday School, and church activities are excellent ways to gear up and get ready for your adversary’s attack!