Today’s Reading:
2 Timothy 3:1-17
“But know this that in the last day’s perilous times will come”. (v. 1)
Every discerning mind connected to heaven knows beyond any reasonable doubt that perilous times are here already. Happenings in different parts of the world are beginning to align very accurately with what the prophets of old and the Lord Jesus Christ foretold about the end of times. The present pandemic being referred to as COVID-19, a.k.a. Corona Virus, which is ravaging the whole world speaks volumes. This is why it is very urgent that we maximize the time we have left to propagate the gospel of the Lord to those who are yet to know Him. Speaking to us on this in Ephesians 5:14-16, the Holy Spirit says; “therefore he says, ‘Awake, you who sleep. Arise from the dead; And Christ will give you light: See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil”.
Today, even the very elect are straying from the flock of the Good Shepherd. The devil is attacking our faith from all angles, and some brethren have been hit by his evil arrows, making their love wax cold. The faith of some others has suffered shipwreck and their love is now directed at the pleasure of this world. Those things that should not even be mentioned in the house of God are now being celebrated on some pulpits. It is a pity today that there are more lovers of pleasure in the Church than lovers of God. We are in dire (terrible) times indeed.
It this modern age where people are ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, believers must watch against satanic wiles and temptations. We must avoid all forms of false doctrine being spread by the devil and his agents in the Church. Let us remain in the simple gospel of Jesus, which is able to see us through to the end. There are false teachers rising up every day with different kinds of teachings and beliefs, using their influence to spread erroneous teachings to unsuspecting believers. Avoid such people and reject their teaching. Let us run with the message of the true gospel to every part of the world, reminding people that those who are not on the Lord’s side on the last day will face eternal damnation. Let us do the work of an evangelist, which includes going after those people straying from the flock of Christ. These are those who started well but have become consumed with the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches. The signs of the second coming of Christ are daily being fulfilled before our very eyes. In order not to be caught unawares ,we must prepare ourselves daily through self-examination. The enemy of our soul is out there seeking how to devour us, and we must not allow him to truncate our destinies. We must not make room for the flesh and we must put out all works of darkness around us. As you occupy in the Lord’s service until He returns, be wise, be cautious, be watchful and be guarded in all that you do! Above all, always be fully prepared for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
NATHANIEL OGUNDAYO
Prayer:
You power of profitless hard word, pack your load and depart from my life, in Jesus name.
Any ancestral court of darkness built against my life and destiny, I set you ablaze, in Jesus name.
My personal Tower of Babel, crumble, in Jesus name.
Powers assigned to make me remain below my divine destiny standard, run mad and die, in Jesus name.
Our heavenly Father, in everything going on in this nation, let Your will be done, in the name of Jesus.
Every effort of darkness against this country, receive woeful and permanent failure, in the name of Jesus.
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