It Is Time To Wake Up
“Proclaim ye this
among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war
draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your
pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves,
and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither
cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.”
(Joel 3:9-11)
Today’s Morsel: If there has
ever been a need for mighty men in the church it is now. Not only is the
church under attack; homes, families, school, communities, and our way of
life are under attack. The weapons we use are not bombs and guns; praise,
worship, fasting and prayer by mighty men of God are the way the battle is
won. If we are going to defeat this onslaught of evil which is coming
against us from hell, then we must have men who will take the Sword of the
Spirit, which is the Word of God, and go fight against our enemies. It is
time for men to wake-up. Now is not the time to sleep like Jonah in the
bottom of the ship. It is not time to sleep in the prayer meeting as the
apostles did. It is time to take the message of hope and salvation to the
lost. “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days
are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the
Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:14-17) It is time to wake up, oh’ sleeper, and the Lord will
give you light.
Sing: Let us pray that grace may
everywhere abound; send the light, Send the light. And a
Christ-like-Spirit everywhere be found; send the light, send the light.
Send the light, the blessed gospel light, let it shine from
shore to shore! Send the light, the blessed gospel light, let it shine
for evermore.
Thought For Today: “How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy
sleep?”
(Proverbs 6:9)
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