Worthy Or Not, Here He Comes

I've been listening to some good preaching this morning. Turned on the radio and there it was. The man on the radio was talking about the coming of Jesus. I had never heard of this man before, but it intrigued because he was preaching Jesus name and straight up truth. The man (Mike) was talking about the return of Jesus and something he said triggered something in me.

We're all human and we make mistakes. We strive for excellence and struggle to be found good enough in the sight of Almighty God. We often become discouraged and frustrated with ourselves when we try so hard and still fall short. Our desire to overcome is often overtaken by the ever-present law we find within us that takes us into captivity. Paul writes of this in Romans 7:23 - "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members." Though we battle to put this law of sin away for good, it just seems to pop up somewhere else; but hey, we're human right...?

Sounding familiar to you yet?

In Luke 21:36, Jesus speaks and tells us to, "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man." The fact that Jesus advises us to pray that we be counted worthy only suggest that we will not fully succeed in overcoming all the sin we're in by ourselves. His words indicate that if we remain humble, continue to try to grow, improve, and overcome, then our faith in His grace, given through the sacrifice of Christ for each of us, will cause us to be "counted worthy" to be saved.

Jesus is coming soon. His Word is being fulfilled and the stage is being set for the second coming. No matter where you are or what you're doing, when God comes back you will not be excluded from judgement. We have to check ourselves daily. Watch and pray always. There will be no time to pray and get right when Jesus comes back. He will split the sky wide open and ready or not, He will come. Be ready.

J.H.