We must hold up our pastors!

Church we need to hold up our spiritual leaders for the days ahead. Our Pastors, teachers, councilors, youth leaders, etc... need to be held up and strengthened in Prayer. (But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.) The persecution to come will attack our leaders first. We must pray for a fresh anointing for our leaders, for power, wisdom, and discernment. (Matt 24; 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.) We must respond to these attacks will love. We must not rail against those who would attack us. We must say "this is right and that is wrong" and "the Bible says _______ thus says the Lord". But we must do it in love not anger. Our words will burn in their ears if done in love, but if it is done in anger it will be just like yelling at a wall. I cannot stress enough how important it is for us to respond with love and prayer. Matt 5; 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

God bless you all!

We must prepare for his coming.

Church we must get serious, pray, and seek His Face.
There will be many serious challenges in the days ahead. There will be an attack on the Church the likes of which this generation has never seen before.
The Church will have to stand and face the tide of many tribulations.
There will be men and women jailed and fined for preaching the true word of God. ("Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.)
We must put aside foolish pursuits, IE new toys, better this, bigger that, retirement.(Luke 9; 25 "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?) We will have to focus on prayer. When a man of God falls, another will have to take his place. I know that this will not make sense to many, but blessed will be him (her) that heeds these words, and prepares for the coming days.
Church, most of us have been fed and fed and fed..... Now it is time for us (for those to whom it has been given), to preach, teach, witness, led, sing, praise, cook, help the helpless, house the homeless, heal the sick, for Emmanuel, Christ Jesus.
We have become a fat and lazy Church, saying, feed me feed me, bless me, bless me. We need to start working! We have been fed long enough. Get out their, work, get your hands dirty. The Church is going to need our support in the near future.
I leave you with this encouragement.
Psalms 62; 5-8
My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. 8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out you heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.