Timed Purpose
Matthew 24:9-14 “Then
you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be
hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from
the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will
appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the
love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be
saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as
a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”
YOU say to a friend, “You must trust Jesus for your eternal
life. Without Him, you will perish into eternal hell. Confess your sins to Him
in prayer and confess Jesus is your risen Lord and Savior. Be saved out of eternal
torment into eternal life.”
“That sounds
wonderful,” your friend replies. “But, I hear Christians are beaten, jailed,
persecuted and killed. If Jesus is Savior, why would this happen? Is Jesus
really Lord?”
Faithfully you
reply, “Yes, these troubles are hard to understand, but 2,000 years ago He
prophesied these persecutions would happen. The reason they occur is that God
has allowed Satan to do evil against mankind for a time. We don’t understand
all of God’s ways, but we do know the Bible repeatedly shows God moves all things
to His eternal purpose. The Father even caused His own Son to be killed on a
cross to save people from sin’s punishment. The Father awaits the Gospel to be
spoken in the entire world. Then He will end all sin, and the saved will live
with Him forever.
“Now, my friend,
aren’t you glad He waited until I told you of Jesus?”
LIFE Link: In His time, take time to declare Christ.
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