-What did Emmanuel
mean when He said what He did in Luke
18:8 about finding faith on the Earth when He comes?
It takes faith to live a
sacrificial life in service, love and help to others. Many.(but
for sure, not all).persons
with considerable wealth and possessions, often exhibit the least compassion,
compassion
backed up by works.
Some persons prefer not
to wait for the no more tears time.(Acts
3:19-21; Isaiah 25:8; 26:19;
60:19,20;
Hosea
13:14;
Revelation 7:17;
21:4;
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and try to ensure their life has that "no more tears" time now in the physical:.Matthew
25:25 "And I was afraid and went and hid your talent
in the Earth....."
Matthew 25:30
"And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. There shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matthew
25:31 "When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy
angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory." Matthew
25:32 "And before him shall be gathered all nations. And he shall separate
them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats."
Matthew
25:33 "And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats
on the left."
Matthew 25:34 "Then
shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world."
Matthew 25:35-40 "For
I was an hungred and you gave me meat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink.
I was a stranger and you took me in. Naked and you clothed me. I was sick
and you visited me. I was in prison and you came unto me. Then shall the
righteous.(the
so-called
righteous {*},
the goats).answer
him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and fed you? Or thirsty and
gave you drink? When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in? Or naked
and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as you have done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, you have done it unto me." Matthew
25:41-45 "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand.(the
goats), Depart from me, you cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels. For I was an hungred and you gave me no meat.
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink. I was a stranger and you took me
not in. Naked and you clothed me not. Sick and in prison and you visited
me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred or athirst or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did
not minister unto you? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you
did it not to me."
Matthew 25:46
"And these shall go away into everlasting
punishment. But the
righteous into life eternal."
Few spiritual persons that
I know have been concerned enough about their spiritual brothers and sisters
and others who may be in need, to seek them out:.Matthew
10:42 "And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones
a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto
you, he shall in no wise lose his reward." Mark
9:42 "And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe
in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck
and he were cast into the sea.".Few
are ready and willing to sacrifice today in order to do the good works
that would ensure a high reward for them in the
real
life to come. Instead they blithely
pursue selfish concerns, seemingly.oblivious
to what their lives are really here for.
There will be many religious
people on Earth when Christ returns, many of them Christians who will be
expecting something from Him:.Matthew
7:21-23 "Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the
will of my Father which is in heaven...Many will say to me in that
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name
have cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works.(works
of involvement like church supporting, church attendance, helping bake
for the church bazaar, assisting in the church dinner; works
yes, but not necessarily works of compassion; not necessarily works
that risk part of one's personal security for the sake of another)?...And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, you that
work iniquity."
Many would rather not hear
these things, preferring instead to feel that their part is being done
by things that make them feel good, and they tend to avoid the helping
of others to the point of financial pain. They, in effect are saying:.Isaiah
30:10 ".....Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth
things, prophesy deceits.".They
are in effect saying, Let us live our Christianity our way, the way that
makes us feel good and does not smack at our security.
Some think that Christ is
really not the sustenance
they want at this time in their life and so they may back away from any
hint of action that portends
hard times. They perhaps don't realize this time for us is
a pressure cooker and prefer more self-contentment.
Preferring short sighted
self-contentment instead of effort they may be comfortable taking, they
limit a reward
for themselves. Never relegate
yourself to less than you know you can accomplish. But also be wise. Don't
jump headlong into that which you think you may not be comfortable with.
Everyone is different and
at different stages in their lives. All deserve to be respected where they
are with their outlooks,
which change from time to time anyway. God loves and accommodates
all types, because God makes up deficiencies,
as shown in the story of Gideon's army:.Judges
7:2-7.
So, what about.Revelation
21:8 "But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers
and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have
their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the
second death."
