Hasten the day Week 41, 2015

O come Lord Jesus” I cry; “The wicked are become worse. ISIL  and Boko Haram seek to wipe out Christianity from the face of ancient towns” As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter." Rom 8:36 (ISV)  and I strain my ear for an answer. “Hasten the day.”

Hasten the day? “Come quickly Lord Jesus. Abominations are not only tolerated; they are actively promoted and protected. World leaders threaten to punish nations who do not embrace homosexuality. They know God has said that anyone who acts this way deserves to die. But they keep on doing evil things, and they even encourage others to do them Rom 1:32(CEV). Evil has become the order of the day. Remember you promised to cut the evil days short. But God has already reduced the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, God will reduce the days Mt 24:22(GNB). Come before we are swamped. O Lord won’t you hear me call. Please answer.” “Hasten the day” again I receive.

“I would that you immediately appear in the sky Jesus. What a day it will be. It is becoming hard to distinguish false from true disciples. The fraud, the duping, the immoralities amongst Pentecostal and orthodox are so grave. My heart breaks again and again with endless reports of infightings, indecencies, and greed. Which week passes without news of a new scandal emerging? Ministers bribe their way into office and their supporters maim, even kill opponents. The flagrant departure from the kingdom principles I blamed on other nations’ churches are all rife here. As the Lord's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher, who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth 2Tim 2:24-25(GNB).Even our fellowships I believed to be immune have become corrupted. Please intervene Jesus. Come Lord Jesus, come!” Again the message comes: “Hasten the day of My coming”.

Can it really have to do with me? Is the day in any way dependent on us, on any man? The Lord is not slow about his promise…but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be as you look forward to and hasten the coming of the day of God 2Pt 3:9, 11-12(ISV). It then dawns on me as I cry unto God that He waits for me to be ready. Yes, to make myself ready. Let us rejoice, be glad, and give him glory, because the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready Rev 19:7(ISV).   Now I cry “Come Lord Jesus”, and say to myself “Put on the Lord Jesus.”

O ye saints that look up with longing eyes for the day of the Lord: hasten the day.