He's Never Late!

Sunday's Devotion (4-2-06)

"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." Matthew 24:42-44 (KJV)

First off let me say this: If someone tells you that they know when Jesus will return just tell them, "Keep your false prediction to yourself, I don't want to hear it!" I'm going to tell you why. Satan wants you to believe that you know the time of the Lord's return. Why? Because he wants you to be unprepared when Jesus really does return. He might have you believe that Jesus is returning in 5 years, but He might return way before then. So you believe that He's coming in 5 years and you live a sinful life, and then one morning or afternoon or night the Lord pulls up and you're sleeping in sin. You didn't expect Him so early that's your excuse, right? Well, it doesn't matter He's not going to beep his horn, He's not going to wait for you to get ready. The bottom line is that when He pulls up to your house, you better be out there waiting on Him or He's leaving without you!

There isn't one person on this planet or out of this planet besides God that knows the true time of the return of Christ. I don't care if the Pope tells you that Christ will return next week! I don't care if it's Billy Graham, Chuck Smith, or Michael Jackson for that matter! It doesn't matter who predicts a return time for Christ, it can not be accurate! It's not like God is going to say, "I favor you, so I'm going to tell you the secret that nobody else knows." No, it doesn't work that way. God will not lie! His word says that no man knows and no man knows! If I turn on my television and see some preacher preaching a date, then I'm going to change the channel. If I can't change the channel or turn it off, I'll put my foot through the screen. I'm not going to listen to it, and I hope that all of you aren't going to either! I already have the man made image of Christ stuck in my head, I don't need a man made date stuck in there too. If it's man made then it's made to be broken. If someone told you a date for the return of Christ and you believed it and got ready for that day, and Christ never showed... That's not because He broke His reservation, it's because He never set a reservation for that day! Jesus may not come when you want Him to, but He's never late!

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins, and we forgive all those who've wronged us. Help us to be right with you at all times, and may we never believe man made predictions and may we never attempt to predict the time of your Son's return. In Jesus name. A-men!

God bless!

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