Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As you all know we serve a Mighty and Faithful God, who is looking for obedient people that are willing to place all of their trust in Him. A people that can and should die to our own selfish desires and serve the One, the only One that gave all of Himself for a people. A people who did not know Him or even still now not willing to take the opportunity at times to place their faith in Him. There is nothing more that God must do for us but to sit back and wait with open arms for us to come to our senses. To finally realize that there is nothing more important in this life than to know Him.
The Lord does not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) We serve a loving God that is patient and gracious to a people that truly don’t even deserve it. There is coming a time when we will no longer be able to take God’s kindness for weakness, when the sand in the hourglass will finally run out, do not be deceived, my brethren. God will return for His bride that is without spot or wrinkle and what a glorious day that will be!
In the book of Matthew 24:36-44 (I encourage you to read the whole chapter) Jesus gives many references to His return. In these verses, He mentions that no one knows the day or the hour. It will be a regular day where people will be eating and drinking, marrying and given in marriage, working side by side with one another, and one will be taken and the other left. If we would have known when the thief was going to come in and steal, we would have been ready. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. (Matt. 25:13)
My question to you today is, are you ready? Are you ready for what comes next? Have you prepared? Have you included God in your plans? Have you fully surrendered your mind, your will, your emotions, your hopes, your dreams? Have you made God the Master of your life that He desires and deserves to be? Have you willfully bowed down to your Creator? …. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (James 4:14) Let us not squander the life God has given us but use it to honor, reverence, and glorify Him.
In His Service,
Damian Provencio Sr.