Our stay in this world is actually for business. We are here to transact business, but not many people are aware. The gifts (talents) we have been given are for business. We shall all give account and receive our rewards on the Last Day. This message is a call to duty.
Jesus Christ did not hide the cost of following Him when He was preaching and teaching. He told those He called and those who offered to follow Him the cost of discipleship, not because He wanted to discourage them, but that they may have a true understanding before finalizing their decisions. Jesus Christ did not sugar-coat the Gospel. So also, we must not sugar-coat it. This is because the message of the Kingdom, when preached correctly, produces true disciples, not superficial followers who give up when trials arise.
Matthew 4:18-22 KJV 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Life is not as complicated as it appears to be today. Some years ago it wasn’t so. Modern society has made life to be so complicated, hereby making life to be very difficult for people to cope with. A lot of people are homeless today, not because they are not living in a rich country, but because of the complexity of our modern day society. All these leads to worries. But we have been told not to worry as Christians. What do we do as Christians? What do we do to simplify our lives in order to live a life that is devoid of worries, as the Bible has commanded us?
Paul, here, talks about his ability to cope in any and every situation, be it good or bad:
Philippians 4:11-13 (KJV) 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
We know the period the Lord Jesus Christ will come the second time, it is “Immediately after the tribulation of those days” (Matthew 24:29) but we do not know when the Rapture will take place. Nevertheless, when we see the end time events playing out before our very eyes, we have no choice that to be more watchful and get ourselves ready for the Rapture Flight.
