{"id":83420,"date":"2020-03-07T04:48:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T10:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prayingpint.com\/?p=83420"},"modified":"2020-03-06T08:31:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T14:31:40","slug":"8-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/07\/8-z\/","title":{"rendered":"8.z.   \u201cSurely I am coming soon.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Revelation 22:20<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He who testifies to these things says, \u201cSurely I am coming soon.\u201d Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Sometimes we say we are coming but we don\u2019t come.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There is some reason we don\u2019t follow through either at our own fault or something else hinders us from following through.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is not so for the Creator, Author of all there is, our Savior and Redeemer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When He says He is coming \u201cSurely\u201d He is coming.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is more than a promise.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a fact &#8211; He is coming again!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Soon!!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When we know someone is coming it can be great anticipation, anxious worry, or disbelief.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For those that are saved, by faith, through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross, there is anticipation and expectation and preparation for His return.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Those saved, born again, are living in a way that honors and glorifies Jesus Christ until He returns.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They seek what is written in His Word with intent to follow, obey, trust, and rely on what it says. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Every moment of every day they are looking for His return and rejoice in His promised return.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>With all their heart, mind, and soul they eagerly await.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cAmen. Come, Lord Jesus!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For those with anxious worry, they know they have not been living for, nor look for His return.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They somewhat believe He will or at least have read that He will but it has no impact on their life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There is really nothing different in their life that is different than any other person.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They are self-centered, self-reliant, and self-satisfying.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They have adopted their \u201cChristian walk\u201d to mirror that of what is expected of them by the unsaved.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This amounts to nothing more than going to church more than once per month and being a good person that does not cheat or lie.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They have adopted this as being accepted by Jesus Christ for being a good person.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They spend little time in God\u2019s Word.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They see no need for Jesus Christ in their life unless something bad happens to them financially, physically, or relational.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When they hear of Jesus returning they have to have a bit of anxious worry or not.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I fear many of these will hear \u201cDepart from Me for I never knew you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For those who do not believe in His return more than likely do not believe in Him either.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They have hardened their heart and mind to anything of God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They live for this world alone and do what pleases and seems right in their own eyes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Culture and society dictate what is acceptable and they hang their eternity in its lies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They cling to self or others who claim there is no God, no sin, no Jesus, no heaven, no hell.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They certainly will not say \u201cCome Lord Jesus\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Jesus Christ is coming again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He is coming quickly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Are you expectantly anticipating His return and living like it could be today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revelation 22:20\u00a0 He who testifies to these things says, \u201cSurely I am coming soon.\u201d Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. Sometimes we say we are coming but we don\u2019t come.\u00a0 There is some reason we don\u2019t follow through either at our own fault or something else hinders &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/07\/8-z\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;8.z.   \u201cSurely I am coming soon.\u201d&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13078,2730,83,165,13208,5946],"class_list":["post-83420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-amen","tag-come","tag-grace","tag-jesus","tag-surely-i-am-coming-soon","tag-testifies"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83420"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83489,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83420\/revisions\/83489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}