The Christian and our Goal

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours
John 4: 35-38

If you are like me then you have been walking with the Lord a few years and are a young child in Christ. Although we may not be as experienced as the older brethren, we still have that foundation in the King of Kings, Christ Jesus.

I come shortly to tell everyone to know your true objectives. We do not fight these spiritual battles simply for material gain or rewards in Heaven. Our main concern isn't how much wealth God will give us in His kingdom. Our true and first concern should be how we can glorify the Lord in this dark world. Also know that if the Lord Christ is with you, you should be an ambassador of His Kingdom. That not only means acting like you are of the kingdom of Heaven but also trying to bring as many people unto the Lord's salvation. Imagine if every Christian did his part, we may be able to help Billions of people seek the Lord's kingdom to their souls everlasting. But know that you do not show these people the Lord Jesus Christ simply for the rewards it brings. You show these people Jesus Christ because you want to glorify God in their lives and bring them to eternal safety in God's kingdom. If we fight this spiritual war simply for rewards then we are fighting the wrong war. Know that we only deserve what God has given us. That and nothing more. If there is one reward we should seek it is knowing if we have pleased the Lord everyday and have made Him smile with what we have done.

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew 20: 1-16

So in a nutshell, these are the two big priorities in our lives. To love and glorify God above all and to help your fellow man find the Lord so that he can also be saved. Do you remember the two great commandments that Lord Jesus said to us? Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your strength and love your neighbor as yourself. This is your task at hand. Maybe if you have a talent or a gift, by all means use it to glorify the Lord and to point your fellow man into the Lord's direction. There are plenty of tasks at hand as well. Some people need to be prayed for and interceded for. Some people need to be torn from the grasps of the devil. Some people need to be healed and loved. Some of us need to petition the King of Heaven for mercy too. There is a multitude of tasks the Lord has put before us. In some cases too many to mention. But we all have a job to do and a duty to God.

Many people may not know Jesus Christ yet. Some of them may be our friends and family or even the pretty stranger you pass by on the road. Our goal should be to help them in the direction of the Lord so that they may see the Father's kingdom with us. But even though while we work, the work is still very plentiful. So I advise all other Christians to pray that God in Jesus Christ raise up more harvesters to help with the work of rescuing people to the Glory Kingdom.

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Matthew 9: 37,38

You were born to display the Lord's Glory

In my upcoming testimony I briefly talk about how I survived, untouched, a horrible accident when I was a baby. Well recently I read several messages from the Lord which talked about how difficult it was to enter into His kingdom. Further more I read closely how there are only 2 ways to go....up or down. The Lord said it plainly that not everyone who will cry “Lord, Lord” will enter into the Kingdom. He will tell many in the day “Go away, I never knew you.” My heart broke hearing these things. I felt that I didn't have what it took to be one of the Lord's true children. And even if I was, what about my friends and family who did not yet know Christ? Even though this was during a time when I was eradicating all strongholds of sin from my life, I still sank into a deep sorrow. I wondered what if my deepest nightmare actually was going to happen. What if Christ said to me to depart from Him because I was with blemish? What if I never really knew Him because I don't hear Him talking to me as He talked to Moses or the other prophets? This makes me extremely uncomfortable to discuss and it churns me inside to even think about. And now that we are heading into the year of judgment it all seems like it's all or nothing.

Needless to say there were times when I would go to sleep totally broken, demoralized, hurt and depressed over the news. I would find myself saying “Why couldn't I have just died as a baby?!” or “I just wish I wasn't born at all”. I thought if I was going to go to hell because I wasn't a saint, then why couldn't I have just died in that accident which I survived as a baby.

That's when the Lord revealed to me that I was born to glorify His name. He put me and you on this dark world for a mission. We have a duty to Him. The path is narrow and there are few who find it, but to those who find the narrow path, they have a mission from the Lord. We don't realize how important we are. The Lord said in His book “You didn't chose me, I chose you.” God chose me and He chose you for something special. This world is deceived by the enemy and itself and the Lord needs shining lights to show this dark world the truth. That's where us, the elect come in. Jesus Christ dictated that the harvest is plenty but the harvesters are very few. He was foretelling us about the great gathering we need to do for the kingdom of Heaven.

If you were destined for hell then the Lord would have never selected you in the first place! You chosen to be an ambassador of the Lord's Kingdom before you were even born! So there is no time to curl up in a ball and wonder if we are going to be thrown into hell. There are people out there who don't know the Lord yet and we have to intercede for them. We have to spread the truth and stand in the gap for those who don't know the Lord yet. We have to petition for the Lord to turn back those who have back-slided. The Lord set you up as a light to the world---a lampstand of sorts. The world may not read a Bible, but they will read you. They will see you and you will be a testament for the Kingdom of Heaven. Thus make your works reflective of the Lord's domain. We are in this fight not just for ourselves but for our friends and family, and yea even strangers. When we make ourselves pure and a living sacrifice unto God, He sees us as a reason to shed mercy on others around us. When we intercede and pray that God turns the hearts of our friends and family who do not know Christ, God starts to take action on it. So when we start praying or fasting or interceding on someone's behalf, the Lord sees it and sheds mercy on the people we pray for. Think for a minute...what if that person you are interceding or praying for is your wife or girlfriend who never knew Christ. Or maybe that person you are praying for is your parents who were atheists or a friend who is a satanist. God said if he found 10 righteous men in Sodom and Gomorrah He would have spared the entire city.

No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead,
he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
Luke 8:16

Now I'm not saying that we can give salvation, because only the Holy Spirit can save people or turn their hearts unto the Lord. But we can pray that God saves people, we can intercede on their behalf, we can ask the Lord to turn their heart, and we can tell them about Jesus Christ. Now since the Lord chose you to be His servant of heaven, you have to bear fruit. The brethren bear fruit in a variety of ways. I used to think that the only way to bear fruit was by street preaching or being a missionary in another country. But the Lord showed me there was a variety of ways I could display the glory of the Lord to others around me. Just talking about Him or sharing the Lord with others is a great way to bear fruit. Recently I signed up for Xanga, Livejournal, and Bloggers because I had many writings about the Lord that I wanted to share with people. You guys out there can do the same thing. Read and talk about a scripture and how it helped you in your life. Post your testimony of how you came to Jesus Christ. You will find that many times your testimony can serve as encouragement to others who are coming to Christ. For all of you brethren who have video cameras, you can upload your testimony to youtube or other video sites where people can watch you confess the Lord before them! Jesus also said, “He who confesses me before man, I will also confess before my Father and the angels.”

So you and I have much fruit to bear for the Lord. With the technology we have today, we have more opportunities to glorify God than ever before. And as we bear fruit and bring glory to God before men, then we will see how we are in fact chosen by God. A lot of people are counting on you and me. The Lord is counting on you to do His will. Your friends and family who don't know Christ are counting on you to pray for them. Don't let them all down. There is no time to start feeling sorry for ourselves. We HAVE to fight this fight!

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit" (John 15:16).