Jesus is coming again!

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“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” --Acts 1:11 I have a friend named Kerry Shook who wrote a book called One Month to Live. This book poses a great question: How would you live your life if you knew you had just 30 days to live? How would you spend those days? Would it impact that way you live? These are great questions to consider as you and I need perspective on the length of our lives. It’s a fact that time is growing increasingly short for each of us. We don’t know how much time we have left, but it’s clear that the end of all things is near. Now, I know that preachers have said “the end is near” for generations. But Jesus himself set in motion that last-day scenario that hold true to this very day. Let me tell you what this means. It literally means that the consummation of all things is nearing. It means that the fulfillment of all things is happening now as we live! Does that information change the way you think about your life? It should! Let the Holy Spirit help you live each day as if this is the day of his return! Make each day count for him! JESUS HIMSELF SET IN MOTION THAT LAST DAY SCENARIO THAT HOLDS TRUE TO THIS VERY DAY.

An Example of Grace

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
Matthew 5:43–45

We hear a great emphasis on justice all around us. Many people are focused on making sure they get what they deserve, or at least what they think they deserve. The reality as taught in the Word of God is that the last thing we should seek is what we deserve—for we deserve to spend eternity in Hell apart from God as the just consequence of our sins. Instead, He freely offers salvation through Jesus Christ to those who believe.
But even beyond the grace of salvation, God displays His grace day after day. He has the power to create physical distinctions so that Christians could have different weather from the general population. During the plagues of Egypt, God protected the Israelites from much of the suffering. “And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth” (Exodus 8:22).
Instead, God allows the sun to shine on everyone, not just the righteous, and everyone to benefit from the rain that falls. We take these things for granted, but they are gifts from God which we do not deserve. We receive them because of His grace. In the same spirit, He calls us to extend grace to others, even those who do not deserve it.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Since God is willing to extend His grace to us, we in turn should be gracious toward others.