How’s Your Heart?
You should know this, Timothy that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love ONLY themselves and their MONEY. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. (II Tim. 3:1-5)
When Jesus returns it will be like it was in the days of Noah. Let’s not forget what “those days” were! The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and He saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. (Gen. 6:5) It broke the heart of God.
Fast forward to 2008 where lust rules their hearts and dishonors their bodies. Women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise men leaving natural use of the woman burned in lust for one another. Men committing what is shameful and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. (Rom.1:26b,27)
These are those days where good is called evil, where evil is called good! We must be ready for the stage is set! Jesus is coming back it says when we least expect it! People are watching a lifetime of savings and security for their retirement gone in a day. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. Look at even the weather! The earth is in travail. The earth is declaring with birth pains that “HE KING JESUS IS ON HIS WAY”!
All this has been a dress rehearsal for that coming day. We have been being prepared for eternity. Our Father is only waiting because of one thing. All are not saved! The time is short and we must bring the good news to everyone everywhere that God so loved the world that He gave His Only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (Jn. 3:16)
Jesus died of a broken heart. His love took him to the cross for you and for me. There was a woman in a hospital that had to make the hardest decision of her life. Two young girls lay dying. Only one could be saved. With both girls on life support the doctor asked if this mom would be willing to give her daughter’s heart for a transplant so the other little girl could live. After much prayer and anguish she agreed to the operation. After a little time had gone by this mother made her way to this little girls room that was filled with balloons, family and friends and this mother knocked on the door and said “may I come in”? “I know you do not know me but I am the mother of the little girl whose heart was given to your daughter. I was just wondering if I could put my hand over your little girl’s heart and hear my little girl’s heart beat one more time?” Of course the mother said yes with tears of gratitude streaming down her face! This is the picture of God! Father God gave Jesus life and His very heart has been given to us as a transplant for eternal life! Without His Heart given for us we would surely die! We could not save ourselves but God stepped in and now we live because of what He did. He dwells in us through the Holy Spirit and we have this assurance that we will spend eternity with Him! We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us! (II Cor. 4:7)
Therefore do not lose heart even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day! (II Cor. 4:16) Let not your heart be troubled and remember that not a sparrow falls to the ground that our Heavenly Father is not aware of! Now -- how much more does He care for YOU?!
You are safe and secure in our Father’s Arms of Love. Put your faith, hope and trust in Him! Look to the Father and not to the World for He is our Peace!
Kathy
