7/19/2010 12:00:00 PM
Jeffrey K Radt ("JRed")
Besides preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, those of us who study end times Bible prophecy have another important job -- watching and warning about the things we see and shouting about them from the rooftops to anyone and everyone who will listen!
It's a thankless job most of the time, and one filled with rejection and ridicule, but we do it not for the praise of men, but for the glory, honor, and praise that goes to the Lord for our humble efforts the Holy Spirit leads us to carry out.
May this verse comfort and encouragement us to continue the fight for truth...
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It's a thankless job most of the time, and one filled with rejection and ridicule, but we do it not for the praise of men, but for the glory, honor, and praise that goes to the Lord for our humble efforts the Holy Spirit leads us to carry out.
May this verse comfort and encouragement us to continue the fight for truth...
1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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Amen, brother. If the world hates us, let us remember it hated Christ Jesus our Lord first. But we see he is exalted, and they shall be abased. So shall it be with everyone who serves the Lord.
I think most of the Old Testament prophets would share your grief!! They too had their share of mockers and the grief of being unable to reach through the fog of denial. Of course, we look through our end-time glasses and know if people are not changed now, they may, in fact, never get the chance. That's why we feel the great urgency and even greater sadness when we see warnings met with apathy or mockery.
The thing we need to remember is that WE in our own power can never save a single person, not even ourselves. All we can do is broadcast our seeds of Truth and let the Holy Spirit tend to the growth. We can never change the soil of men's hearts. So, if a rocky soil is changed to a planting soil, we thank God that He did a great work and that person is ready to accept Yeshua as his personal savior. Therefore, the seeds we planted will take root, grow and produce fruit that spreads seeds to others.
We must remember that Yeshua knew that not all will be saved. So, we grieve as he did for the lost opportunities not because of anything we did or didn't do, but because that person still has free will.
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