JESUS CHRIST THE KING IS COMING

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Revelation 3:20 
20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.”
Dear people of God, a story is told of a painting of our Lord Jesus Christ seen standing at a door.
Someone was asked to comment on the painting and the person observed that the handle on the door was missing and so the painting was incomplete.
The artist who painted the photo responded that the painting was complete and that the door had only one handle on the inside.
We can relate this story to today’s lead Bible text of our Lord and King Jesus Christ standing at the door and knocking whilst expecting the person on the inside to open the door to welcome Him.
Once again we have entered that season of Advent when a lot of activities and preparations take place culminating in the celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.
During this period most people are focused on getting gifts, giving gifts, and making merry. In essence, more money is spent and more gifts are given during this period than at any other time of any given year.
Companies would lavish gifts on their staff and reward those who performed well during the year.
Christians and non Christians alike will take time off to travel to visit loved ones to celebrate. Some business people would become so desperate to raise money to celebrate that they would engage in all manner of unscrupulous, unethical and ungodly practices to cheat their customers.
Armed robbers would go on rampage to assault, maim and steal from innocent people and businesses to raise money. Young girls would trade the essence of their womanhood that should be reserved only for their future spouses all for a “pot of porridge.”
Events’ managers would organize music concerts where all manner of ungodly music and dances would be on display.
A few would take time to reflect on their lives, successes and failures during the course of the year and how to improve next year. Fewer still will take time to attend Church to thank God for the gift of Jesus Christ, Who is the very reason for the season.
If you ask all the different groups enumerated above what Christmas is about, it is most likely the last group in the preceding paragraph that would be able to respond appropriately.
For all others, it is about making merry and enjoying themselves.
Dear friend, given the scenario above, if you could just stop to think for a moment if Jesus Christ the King of Kings and Lord of Lords were to come during this season to take His people back to heaven, do you believe most people would be ready to receive Him?
If you are unable to answer, I will respond to you with God’s Word in Romans 14:17, [After all] the kingdom of God is not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Now given this description from the Holy Bible, do you still think with the way most people raise money to celebrate and even the manner they celebrate Christmas they would be ready if Jesus Christ came this season?
The answer is a resounding NO!!!
Christmas should remind Christians about one of the greatest events in human history – God’s fulfilment of His promise to send a Messiah, Jesus Christ, to die for the sins of mankind (which is the greatest event in human history) to destroy what satan the devil did and to reconcile mankind back to God Who loves us so much (Colossians 1:20).
Now, to those Christians who still say all manner of things about Christmas to denounce celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, ask yourself, why is it that evil people and agents of satan rather than greet Merry Christmas prefer ONLY to say Merry Xmas or Seasons’ Greetings or Happy Holidays?
They do this because they are aware the word Christ is in Christmas and they don’t ever want to be associated with Christ Jesus.
Unfortunately for them, the same Jesus Christ they want to avoid is their Creator (Colossians 1:15-17) Who is standing at the door of their heart to knock so they can open their hearts to receive Him.
Unfortunately for them again, unless they repent, confess their sins, accept Jesus Christ and obey His commands in the Holy Bible while they are alive, they will end up at death in the same place as their master satan – HELL FIRE FOR ALL ETERNITY.
Dear friend, whatever you are doing now, stop and consider the consequences and return in genuine repentance NOW to Jesus Christ, for He, the King, is coming.
It will happen and absolutely nothing can stop it.
May the good Lord bless you as you heed His Word today, act on it and share with others in the Glorious Name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.


Gabriel Ama

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