Being Ready For The Return Of Jesus Christ

There are many bad things going on in our world these days.  There have been severe flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other tragic events unfolding before our very eyes.  Many people are concerned as to what is going on.  There seems to be a lot of turmoil all around us.

When we look at the news on the television or wherever we get our news these days we wonder and worry about what could happen next.  We wonder if we are safe where we live.  Sometimes it seems all to easy to be anxious these days about everything.  There is great fear in people's hearts and minds with everything going on in our world and in our country these days.

The Lord Jesus told His disciples and us that just before His return things would be very bad and the bad things would get increasingly worse until the day He returns.  That is one thing many people just don't seem to talk about anymore.  I am speaking about the  Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.  When someone does talk about it people look at them like they are insane and some people don't like to be looked at like they are crazy.

Thankfully, I am used to be people looking at me like that so it doesn't bother me as much as it used too.  Sure it bothers me some, but I know the truth that Jesus Christ is indeed coming back.  I don't know when that will be.  It could be soon.  It could be a ways off.  What I do know is that it is vitally important that each of us is ready for that day.

We will all have to stand before Him and give an account of the lives that we lived.  There is not one of us good enough to get in Heaven on our own.  We have all sinned and have fallen short of God's standards.  The wages of sin is death.  We are all deserving to be cast into a literal hell for all eternity.

God made a way when there seemed to be no way for us.  God out of His great love for you and me sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to live a perfect and sinless life.  Jesus died on the Cross for my sins, your sins, and for the sins of the whole world.  How awesome is that.  Jesus paid the penalty for our sins on the Cross.  Jesus paid our sin debt to win us back to God.

God wants to have a personal relationship with us and that is only available through Jesus Christ.  Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and the only Way to the Father.  There is no other name under Heaven in which we must be saved by and that is the name of Jesus Christ.

Who ever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.  God raised Jesus to life on the third day and He is at the right hand of God in Heaven and one day Jesus will return to the earth to bring the Kingdom of God to the earth in full completion.  This is not something that some crazy person has made up, but this is the absolute truth, Jesus Christ coming back.

The main question that we must ask ourselves is this.  Are we ready for the return of Jesus Christ?

If you aren't ready or you aren't sure.  This is your chance to get ready.  Go to the Lord in prayer and confess that you are a sinner and can't save yourself.  Then receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.  Trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ and His shedding of His blood for your sins in the Cross.

We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.  He didn't leave us as orphans, but He gives us the Holy Spirit to indwell us when we come to Him by faith.

Be Ready!

Lord,  Heavenly Father,
I pray that the people I come in contact everyday would be ready for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
There are many that aren't ready.  I pray that some how that You would us me or another believer to make sure they are ready.
I pray for the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my community and throughout this world.
I pray for a Holy Spirit fired revival to flow into the heart of every born again believer and I pray for a Spiritual Awakening to sweep across the world like never before.
Start the fire in me O Lord for Your glory.
Come Soon Lord Jesus.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.