Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hard To Miss

"Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.
Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed it behind him.
Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark. "
Gen.7:1,16,23

"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man."
Matt.24:37

"We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work."
John 9:4

"You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart."
Jer.29:13

Yesterday I was having a conversation with friends, and we were discussing the times we live in and the days of Noah and the construction of the Ark came up. We talked about the scale of the work that Noah was doing, and the Holy Spirit showed me this image of the location of where Noah lived and built the Ark...it was right there in the center of the community he lived in, not out in the middle of nowhere! His work went on and on, and everyday the people had to pass by it, even detouring and going around it. It was undeniable, unavoidable, and in their faces...and yet they did not grasp the signs of the times, or consider seriously what was before them. Business was good, they enjoyed life, doing what they wanted as evil prevailed and they engaged wantonly in their debauched lifestyles. Right up until the rain fell, and as they pounded with their fists unanswered on the already sealed Ark ... they finally understood... but it was too late.
Now take a look around us...this present darkness, and the evil days we are living in. Jesus told us that His return would be like the days of Noah- the signs are before us, around us, undeniable and unavoidable, and we are paying attention. But what about friends, family, co-workers, and others whom you interact with? We need to point out the signs to them, make them aware, grab them by their faces and show them "the Ark" that they have been detouring around and avoiding, help those to want to seek after it, while there is daylight. In a sense, the Ark is being loaded up right now...the Ark, of course, is Jesus.
He doesn't do things off in a corner, He is everywhere, undeniable, arms wide open, but how long do we have?
Beloved, work while we still have light.

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