"It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times" (with videos - One by Pastor Chuck Smith) - Inspirational Weekend

       

The title of this post, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" many of you will recognize as the opening of Charles Dickens' novel, "A Tale of Two Cities" which concerned the terrible issues in Paris and London in the late 18th Century.  I was reminded of that quote recently when I read an article that compares that time to the time in which we find ourselves now in these chaotic last days of this troubled world.  Below is a link to that article:

https://www.raptureforums.com/end-times/busily-waiting/

In the article above, it clarifies that "when seen in the proper perspective, it is a blessing to be living in the most exciting period of human history..... the conclusion of the age of the Church of Jesus Christ"  -  soon coming to an end by the Rapture of true believers to heaven.  For true followers of the Savior, Jesus, it is a blessed hope to look forward to.  (Titus 2:13). Please read the short article in the link above for more insightful thoughts.

Part of my Bible study for yesterday was in Luke 21.  As most of you realize, that is where Jesus gave signs of the end times to His disciples.  My focus, however, was on verses 13, 19, and 36 of Luke 21.  

When searching for a sermon on those verses on You Tube, the following one by Pastor Chuck Smith, the founder of Calvary Chapel Churches, caught my attention.  Pastor Chuck speaks about the end times signs (and more) and then at the 24 minute mark of this 38 minute sermon, he discusses Luke 21:36, where Jesus tells us :

"Watch ye, therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

   

   In the above sermon, Pastor Smith reminds us that when the 7 year Tribulation starts, it is then too late to pray to escape the horrors of it.

If you have not surrendered your life to the good Lord - have not put your faith and trust and heartfelt belief in Jesus and the fact that He is the Savior and the only way to heaven and eternal life - it is imperative that you do so now while there is still time.  

Jesus' return is imminent!

Be Rapture Ready!

Following is an old hymn you will enjoy!

By Jesus' shed blood at Calvary, where He paid our sin debt in full by taking our place on the cross and by taking our sins upon Himself there, we may have eternal life if we but believe in Him as the Savior.  Remember, in the Old Testament times, the blood of lambs and other animals made atonement for the people's sins.  When Jesus, the Lamb of God, shed His blood, He made redemption possible for you and me.  For once and all time!   What love !  

If you are not saved by belief in Jesus and in His shed blood on your  behalf (the ransom sacrifice; His redemptive work on our behalf) ; then following are some Bible verses for you to take to heart and that will help you to repent and to pray for forgiveness and to surrender in faith to Jesus.

"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth upon him."  -   John 3:36

"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ."  -  Titus 2:13

"Jesus saith unto him,  I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me."  -  John 14:6

"I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:  I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."  -     John 10:9-11

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."   -  John 3:16

Have a  blessed and Christ centered weekend -  and life !!