Sunday, January 13, 2008

Do you not say, "Four months more...?"

Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
John 4:35

How often have we said, "SOME day I'll seek God with all my heart..."?
"... ONE day I'll share Christ with my friends..."
"... revival MIGHT come within the next 20 years..."
"... EVENTUALLY we'll be ready."


This is what the LORD Almighty says: "These people say, 'The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to be built.' "
Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: "Is it a TIME for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this (the Lord's) house remains a ruin?"
Haggai 1:2-4

God tells His people, "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." (1 Peter 2:9)

If we are not that generation, then which is it?
If this is not the "sign" we are looking for, then what?
If not in NUS, then where?
If not now, then when?

Let us cleanse our hands NOW... Let us purify our hearts NOW, that we may ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in His holy place, for
"He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob."
(Psalm 24:5-6)

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