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A Gut Check Moment In Time!
Tim Cameron * Rapture Ready
James 4:1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
American believers prayed and God said “NO”
I know there are many out there in shock of the recent outcome especially after the millions of prayers that ascended on behalf of the election. Numerous Pastors had 40 days of prayer and fasting challenges and there were the “clarion calls” of this being the biggest election in our history and people were fasting and praying for something that didn’t come to pass because we were asking amiss, we were treating God like Santa Claus asking for a political present of a desired outcome instead of God’s Presence! It’s very understandable why this was the case, it would be a seeming “quick fix” to what we all see coming that we in no way want to deal with… yet, God chastises those whom He loves.
The Prophetic voice of God is very simple. REPENT! Repent of looking unto anything else but God for Hope!
I’m convinced if Jeremiah was alive and an American, he’d be weeping, Isaiah’s head would be set like flint, John the Baptist would crying in the wilderness and Jonah would be out to sea but about ready to be spit out again onto the shores of sunny California ..headed straight to Holly Wood the one place he wouldn’t want to repent if he were me! The Message of Repentance should be covering this land!
…Please Stop and Think
God’s Word says “it’s the goodness of God that leads us to repentance” and whether we realize this or not, He’s being really good to us right now in that He is forcing us to take a good hard look at “from where we have fallen” There are numerous rotten fruits of our fallen state and I could list off a resume of “sins” that reflect where we are at, but the ax is laid to the root of our problem and that quite simply is Godlessness! For the most part, the Church of America has treated God as a glorified Santa Claus wanting His “gifts” and “blessings” more than we have wanted HIM!!
I believe in that on November 6, 2012 ..Jesus stood up amidst the masses of praying believers across this globe and said “Unless You eat of my flesh and drink of my blood you have no life in you” (John 6:53)
In John Chapter 6, Jesus has just performed one of his most famous miracles of feeding the 5,000 and many were now on board to follow Him for what He was capable of doing “for them” and were crying out to Him to perform on their behalf more miracles. In replying to the crowds Jesus stood up and offered his “hard saying” and the Bible says that “many disciples left and followed Him no more”
I can relate to that “gut check moment” 10 years ago in my own personal walk I was going through a time in my life that wasn’t as bad as what Job went through but felt like it to me. I was desperate for God to “fix” an area of my life and had retreated to a field to pray and scream and cry out for an answer of my will. I mean I was desperate, tears were flying and YET I will never ever forget hearing the reply of “Tim, unless you eat of my flesh and drink of my blood you have no life in you” I knew instantly that the answer to my praying was “NO”
After the multitudes turned and walked away ..Jesus turned and looked to Peter and the remaining disciples and asked “aren’t you going to leave me too?” Peter, replied “where else can we go Lord, Only You have eternal life”
I fear greatly for those who have married their faith with their patriotism in this hour. I fear that just because God isn’t performing miracles on behalf of the patriotic cry that many will “turn and follow him no more” because they were taught that this is “our best life now” and that if they prayed based on 2 Chronicles 7:14, that their best life was still available in the here n now they are going to be greatly disappointed to find out that no matter how hard you pray ..God has already spoken that in the Last Days Perilous times will come! We can’t pray that away. We have to awaken to the sobering truth that Earth is the Titanic and Jesus Christ is the Only Ark of Salvation.
God’s word says that He isn’t willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance, but despite God’s desire, many more will perish than will be saved! As Jesus has taught us…
“Broad is the gate that leads to destruction and many go that way” and “narrow is the way that leads to eternal life and few go that way”
In just doing that math, we can understand why more and more we are going to be feeling surrounded on every side. Almost feel like we are losing. And if its longing for this place to get better, to go back to what it once was…we are losing! But that is good news! This is NOT our home, we are just pilgrims here. If our praying starts to line up with The Spirit of God it will begin to be more and more “The Spirit and Bride in agreement crying Come Lord Jesus Come”
Praying that ministers every where would read Jeremiah 23 and take it to heart and tell the TRUTH while their is still time! If you have Stage IV cancer the doctor isn’t going to give you a placebo if he’s any good at his job, He’s going to tell you the truth and urgently start you on Chemo. America’s at a very perilous point (Stage IV) and the ONLY message for this Hour is “REPENT!”
Judgment begins in the House of God!
Repent of being purpose driven instead of “Spirit led.” Repent of using God as a means to a selfish end, repent of “having Church” instead of being The Church. Jesus said “My House is called to be a House of Prayer” what would be His testimony of His House today? “You have made it a den of entertainment?” “Seeker friendly, cross-less, tolerant, flattering places of self help sooth saying mantras void of The Word of The Lord” where prayer is cliché? It seems that our best praying today is for a “good service” instead of just seeking His face. We’ve lost confidence in The Very thing that God has ordained is the Power of God unto Salvation. The Preaching of the cross! Jesus Christ and Him Crucified is rarely mentioned because it’s not attractive to carnal man. I know that probably comes across judgmental, I pray it’s heard for the way its been laid upon my heart. To realize from where we have fallen. Hey I grew up in church, I can “play the part” …we’ve learned that well in the “bible belt” but its allowed for a modern day “golden calf” to be erected. Church in a lot of ways has replaced God. And its another thing to repent of…We need to get back to the heart of God.
God is about numbers but then He’s also not! After all, more will be choosing eternal life without God than with Him and therefore…. He is about those Jesus has prayed “these are those which You have given Me” The Ones “ripe unto Harvest” And those who are ripe are only going to be drawn to THE GOSPEL! To the message of The Cross.
God has made us all ministers of reconciliation. “Be reconciled to God” and in His mercy that is exactly what the Spirit of God is at work doing in this moment in time. He is calling His people back to Himself! FOR HIM! We need Him 24/7 in our lives to LIVE!
And He has said to us “they who seek to save their life will lose it, but they who lose their life for my sake shall surely find it”
John 17:3 “this is eternal life that you may know The Father and His Son Jesus Christ whom He sent”
Mathew 22:37-38 “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart, soul and strength and love your neighbor as yourself”
What does that look like in our daily walk? How do you fall in love with someone you don’t hardly know and how you do know someone without spending time with them?
I’ve heard it said love is spelled T. I. M. E. and TIME is an altar that needs to be rebuilt in our homes, in our prayer closets and in our Church gatherings!
I absolutely believe that God is wanting to establish one thing in this earth…THE ARK OF HIS PRESENCE for the saving of the souls that are His! And there is no other way to do that ..than do it His way
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Does it makes any sense to get “ready” for a “rapture” that is not going to happen?