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1 | Who is God using? | John 3:16 | Mommapbs | 55786 | ||
Greetings Parable! You wrote:"By proclaiming the end times, you proclaim that there is no point to invest in next year's fields." On the contrary, by proclaiming the "end times" we heighten the level of concern of the workers to be diligent in their work, whatever task God has called them to! Do all workers in the Lord's field only REAP? Seems to me that we all have a responsibility to be about our assignments even if it is to re-arrange the pictures on the walls of the Church(in fact many need to come down!) And frankly, I believe that a lot of churches need even more re-decorating than that! It seems to me that as the "level of concern" is heightened with the prospect of the Lord's imminent return, believers will be bold in their witness to proclaim the faith that they possess to others who need to know the Truth. What better time to dialog as we see prophecy unfold before our very eyes; this allows us to direct others to the absolute authority of God's Word in ALL things! As you wrote, we do not need to know WHEN the end will come, but we need to focus on the fact that we KNOW that it WILL happen and respond appropriately! "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man." Mt 24:37 Isn't it possible that during the hundred or so years it took Noah to build the Ark he preached that "the end is coming?" Notice how the people responded! We should not be surprised if our message of Christ's return is also ignored. Yet this does not excuse us from making the proclamation! Christians indeed should be aware of the "signs of the times" and sense an urgency in their witness. The fields, "white unto harvest" are what the Lord sees - He places workers in His field to accomplish the tasks that will bring this to pass. He alone is the LORD of the Harvest! (Luke 10:2)Sowing, cultivating, irrigating, weeding and harvesting will continue from today until the last soul is saved. Proclaiming "today" is the day of salvation is never diminished by the anticipation of what "tomorrow" holds - it is the very reason we preach the "Good News!" For without the coming judgment of Almighty God, what would we need to be saved from? The KING IS COMING - Come soon Lord Jesus! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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2 | Who is God using? | John 3:16 | Parable | 55894 | ||
I agree that we must act knowing the Lord will return at any time. This inspires us to be bold. Yet, there is another equally important attitude we must hold if we are to be loyal servants. That is, we must act not knowing when He will return. This inspires us to be patient. Each attitude is needed for each task the Lord calls us to do, i.e. to reap and to sow. Yes, we are called to preach the gospel and make disciples, yet we are also called to be in the world but not of it. To me, this means that while we do not endorse worldly values, we cannot do our appointed tasks if we are in a hurry to leave. If there are to be effective harvesters, there must also be those who do the hard work of cultivating and sowing, and this work can only be done with an attitude that the labor may not bear fruit for a season, a year or even a generation. Yet, sowers work in the knowledge the harvesters will indeed come. There is an excellent discussion of the balance between sowing and harvesting in "Finding Common Ground -- How to communicate with those outside the Christian community...while we still can", by Tim Downs. Grace and Peace, Parable |
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3 | Who is God using? | John 3:16 | Mommapbs | 55934 | ||
Greetings Parable! Thanks for the info on "Finding Common Ground." I suspect the search ends at the foot of the Cross! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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