September 4, 2023 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)
A Series on the Last Days, What Must I Do?
#6 How to Approach the Last Days
It will not be easy to survive in the Last Days, Jesus said this in His warnings to His disciples (read the Gospels), and the Book of Revelation gives details of what is to take place. All this was done and recorded in the Bible so we would recognize the Last Days and prepare ourselves for what is to come.
It will not be easy, but God has given us all the tools to become victorious in Him and at peace in Christ while all of God’s judgment takes place. I personally find comfort not in knowing what will take place (the events scare me), but I find comfort in the guidelines God has given me through Scripture and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
I believe there are three critical characteristics everyone needs in order to survive. One, to be completely in love with Jesus Christ. Not your typical love but love that allows no other love to be in your life (this love is mentioned in Revelation). Two, to have patience, that is, to keep believing, trusting, and doing the works of Christ no matter what comes, no matter how hard it gets! Three, when things get so terrible, I mean really bad, turmoil humanity has never before experienced on earth, that you have stored up “oil in your life” so when Christ comes you hear His voice and see the angels of God moving through the earth, that you ignite the light of Christ within you so to find your way to be able to ‘go out’ and meet Him. This is the Holy Spirit, the oil of God in your life, so you can see, do, and respond to God, when He tells you to “come to Him”.
You will not be able to find your way without the Holy Spirit actively working in your life. This ‘oil in your lamp/life’ is what will guide you and prepare you to meet Christ when He comes. The Holy Spirit becomes the critical ingredient in everyone’s life in order to meet Christ when He comes. I suggest you pay close attention to Psalms and Isaiah. You will need ‘oil in your lamp/life’ in order to be prepared for Christ’s return. I would read a portion of these two books (no matter how large or small) of the Bible every day.
The preparation of the Holy Spirit working in your life is critical every day now that we see the ‘Coming of Christ’ becoming closer each day. One needs to store up the ‘oil of the Holy Spirit’ so when you hear Christ’s voice, you can ‘go out’ and meet Him (Christ) during the time of great darkness and the time of the Anti-Christ.
Things are going to get much worse, the Church will have to store up ‘oil in their lamps—the Holy Spirit’ in order to have patience while waiting for Christ’s return.
I see so many Scriptures being fulfilled, but I do not know the time/date of Christ’s return. It could be here shortly and then again not until within the generation of my grandchildren, when I am gone. In either case, we are to prepare and store all the oil of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Each person could be a little different as to what the Holy Spirit would be asking them to do—the point is to do it! Love Jesus, do not give up-have patience, and lastly, put all the oil of God the Holy Spirit will give you into your life.
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