Living in the Last Days
Are we living in the last days? No doubt there is a lot of conversation today among Christian circles and social media platforms about this very topic. Some argue and scoff at the very notion, while others believe we are, no doubt, living in the time of the end. What does scripture say? According to the Apostle Peter in Acts 2, the last days were inaugurated at the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples at Pentecost. The Apostle Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 10:11,” Now these things happened to them (The generation of Moses Day) as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.” The Apostle John penned the following words in 1 John 2:18, “Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore, we know that it is the last hour.”
From this small sampling, we understand that we are living in the latter part of the last days. What an incredible time for those of us who are in Christ! These days offer followers of Christ many opportunities to share the great news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know him. This is the ministry for all followers of Christ, the ministry of reconciliation. Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:14-21, “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Wow, we are ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador is sent from one sovereign to another as a representative of the king. He speaks on behalf of his king. We represent our king. We are citizens of heaven, servants of the Kingdom of God in this world’s kingdom, under the power of darkness, with the message of how those living enslaved to the domain of darkness can be set free, delivered, and reconciled unto the kingdom of God by faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Are we living in the last days? Yes, but Christ has written to us about what these days will be like so that we are informed and know how we ought to live. Should we pay attention to the events taking place in our world? Yes, but we must be balanced and busy doing the work God has given us to do. Pick up the Word of God. Take in the Word of God. Live out the Word of God. Pick it up, take it in, and live it out. These are such exciting days. Don’t live in fear, walk by faith, and live your life to the Glory of our Great God and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
The best is yet to come!
In Christ,
Pastor John
From this small sampling, we understand that we are living in the latter part of the last days. What an incredible time for those of us who are in Christ! These days offer followers of Christ many opportunities to share the great news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know him. This is the ministry for all followers of Christ, the ministry of reconciliation. Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:14-21, “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake, he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Wow, we are ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador is sent from one sovereign to another as a representative of the king. He speaks on behalf of his king. We represent our king. We are citizens of heaven, servants of the Kingdom of God in this world’s kingdom, under the power of darkness, with the message of how those living enslaved to the domain of darkness can be set free, delivered, and reconciled unto the kingdom of God by faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Are we living in the last days? Yes, but Christ has written to us about what these days will be like so that we are informed and know how we ought to live. Should we pay attention to the events taking place in our world? Yes, but we must be balanced and busy doing the work God has given us to do. Pick up the Word of God. Take in the Word of God. Live out the Word of God. Pick it up, take it in, and live it out. These are such exciting days. Don’t live in fear, walk by faith, and live your life to the Glory of our Great God and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
The best is yet to come!
In Christ,
Pastor John
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