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Get Into the Ark. Preach. Rejoice!
A message to Christians
by
Pastor Clarence William Page
Dearly Beloveds,
Grace and Peace in the Name of Jesus Christ Our Lord.
I, like many of you, am utterly appalled at how far away our current human Age has gotten from Almighty God. The flat truth is, they do not believe that God exists.
Such unbelief in those to whom we are called to minister grieves us. Lest we be overtaken by such grief, let us remember that we are not called to grief; actually, we are called to JOY ("Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice." [Philippians 4:4]). So, let us not waste precious time, effort and other ministerial resources in grief.
Yes, the love we have in our hearts reaches out and embraces others. We are heart lovers - - and we can't help it because we have the love of Almighty God in our hearts (that's why we do what we do).
I clearly remember a scene many years ago that occurred in the driveway of my daddy's house. I and my biological brother sat in a car in that driveway. My brother was very much "in the world". I talked to him about his lifestyle, about Jesus Christ, about Salvation, about Heaven and about Hell. I remember being grieved to the point of literally crying tears over the lost Spiritual state of my brother. I continued to pray for my brother but I did not allow grief to overtake me nor did I allow it to characterize my daily life. My brother has since passed on (the last time I talked to him I prayed for him and talked to him about the Lord [he was receptive to my ministry]).
After the scene in the car in my daddy's front yard I continued to pray for my brother but I was wise enough to leave him in God's hands. After my final ministry to my brother I was wise enough to leave him in God's hands.
As I did my brother, so must we do this generation: Minister to them and leave them in God's hands.
Our mission is to minister, not to grieve. Yes, some of them will be Saved and some will not be Saved. We must be determined to Save every soul we can but we must be wise enough to understand that not every soul will be Saved (otherwise God would not need the Lake of Fire).
Also, we must remember that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ said, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me" (John 6:37). The exegesis of this verse may elicit complex theological interrogatives but it is, nevertheless, true. So, we clearly have no mandate to grieve - - though it is true that the sin of Sodom vexed the righteous man Lot (2 Peter 2:8).
Noah sets a perfect example for us: He preached and built (preached to his Lost generation and built an ark to the Saving of his house). The Holy Bible puts it this way:
7 By faith, Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. (Hebrews 11:7 [The Holy Bible {KJV}]).
Make sure you are in the Ark (Saved [in Jesus Christ]) and preach as God moves you to preach (or whatever your particular minister is).
So, don't worry. Get in the Ark (Jesus Christ). Preach Jesus Christ. Rejoice in the Lord alway.
Christians are the wisest, most intelligent and most connected people on Planet Earth (because we have the knowledge of God, we have the mind of God and we are fully connected to ALL-MIGHTY GOD!). (And yet, we must have the humility of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ [see Philippians 2:5-11]).
The logic-empirical-mere scientific bound "intelligencia" of our day will continue to laugh at us. Such was the experience of Noah. Our Lord Jesus took note of such and revealed who had the last "laugh". The Lord said:
26 And as it was in the days of No'e, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that No'e entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. (Luke 17:26-27 [The Holy Bible {KJV}])
Dearly Beloveds, STOP GRIEVING! PREACH to this UNGODLY generation and LEAVE THEM IN THE HANDS OF ALL-MIGHTY GOD. (He knows EXACTLY how to handle them).
Courtesy Pastor Clarence William Page; Trinity Baptist Church
Light To Guide Our Feet Victory Bulletin [LTGOFVB June 2011]
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