When does a follower of Christ stop telling others about Christ? Most would say never, and to a point, I agree. However, in Matthew 7:6, Christ told His followers that they should not give what is sacred to those who continually refuse it. However, this decision comes only after we have “removed the plank from our own eye.” (Matthew 7:3-5) It is not a decision to be taken lightly or made frivolously. This decision could have eternal implications.
We are also told of the mighty men of Issachar (1 Chronicles 12:32) who could discern the times. When do we, as followers of Christ, make the decision that someone we are trying to reach will not discern the times and therefore will not move to Christ? Even God said He turned them over to a “debased mind.” (Romans 1:28-32) It is a question for the ages, best answered by prayer.
For several weeks, I have been silent, unable to discern what God would have me write. During that time, I have monitored the news, the war with Iran, the continued decline of American society, counterbalanced by the meteoric increase in youth seeking and choosing to follow Christ. Social media continues its ever-present march to the tune of performative ignorance, focused more on feelings than on discerning the truth. I have thought of trying once again to get the ever-decreasing number of SJWs to realize that it does not matter what Donald Trump says, what you feel, or how much foam was on your latte today. What you think should happen is not the debate for today. Nor is your interpretation, or misinterpretation, of law or the Constitution.
Mankind, as we know it, is dying. Not because of a man in the White House. If that were the case, we would have been dead in WWI and then in the Johnson, Clinton, Bush, Obama, and/or Biden regimes. God puts the man or woman into government whom He wants. Sometimes it is for good, and sometimes for judgment. We each make our own determination as to where on the spectrum an administration resides. However, recognize that neither my opinion nor your opinion matters. God makes the decision, we vote.
At 4:30 this morning, God awakened me to pray and talk with Him. He emphasized that the times are moving to the end and that Matthew 24 is near. Again, I emphasize that I don’t know if “near” is tomorrow, next week, or next decade. That is not for me to know, but it is a caution that I must obey Christ (John 14:15-18). The harvest field is great and growing. Hell is a real place, eternity is forever, and Christ died to take away our sin (John 3:16). If you do not know Christ as your Lord and Savior, contact me or a local Bible-believing church. Settle that matter and then find a God-fearing person to disciple you. Step into this gift before time runs out.
The heartbreaking part of this prayer time was His assessment of the rhetoric found in the lame-stream media, social media, and among the churched and the unchurched alike. Some will come; some will not. It is their decision to believe. The best thing I can do is pray, and after a while, leave it there. The message I received was to leave those who refuse to listen to His truth to their own devices. There are others who will listen and want desperately to find Christ. Go to them.
If you already know Christ, be a mighty man or woman of Issachar, study your Bible, discern the times and events, and tell others. John 3:16 brings us into fellowship with Christ, and 1 Chronicles 12:32 sends us into the field.
Be blessed.