Jesus said that in the end times there is a warning against the falling away of many from living in the Body of Christ, his Church. But there is also a promised harvest!
Matthew 24:13 – 14 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
While both a warning and a promise might seem contradictory, this is not really the case. For as the challenges to be faithful to the Lord increase, many who have but a shallow faith, or no real faith at all, will fall by the wayside. Yet many others, inspired by the true message of Jesus, will be attracted to Him. Opposition and it being tough to be faithful to Christ and his church, will either build or kill your faith.
Not everyone is willing to make the necessary commitment. Even Jesus had a failure in Judas! But Jesus never gave up, even when the disciples were way out of line. Then finally, all were sufficiently 'discipled' to give up their lives for him, first spiritually and finally committing everything to his service.
If you walked away from living in die Body of Christ since the beginning of the year, because it was too hard and asked for too many personal sacrifices, come back before you loose everything - especially your calling, your personalised service, your contribution of love to Christ's work and your own growth as his disciple.
There is not much time left during 2009 to correct our spiritual failures. And the coming of the Lord, is near!
May you be blessed if you return to live and serve wholeheartedly in the redeemed Body of Christ.
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