A Time of Preparation

The Israelites were to get their supplies ready.

"Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your supplies ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.’" (Joshua 1:11—NIV)

We of today are in a period of preparation. The Lord's officers are beginning to instruct us concerning what is ahead. It is not a time for carelessness.

The events of the future may move very rapidly. The Christian who wastes his time and strength on perfecting his position in the world will be caught off guard and very well may be deceived and fall away from the Lord.

All kinds of moral evil are rapidly increasing in our country. Our traditional church games no longer will be able to help us through the horrors. The church leaders and people must turn to the Lord and listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

Many voices are speaking in the land. Numerous programs for "reaching the world for Christ" are being advanced. Whatever has not been planted by the Lord Jesus will be uprooted and burned in the fire.

We have to set aside time for seeking the Lord, listening carefully for our instructions. If we continue to perform our own works when God is ready to move His people forward toward their possession we will not be blessed. If God's hand is on us we may be shaken until we stop what we are doing and pay attention to the change that has come upon us.

We are not suggesting that the believers abandon any good work they may be doing. We are stating however that things are afoot in the spirit realm, and if we do not want to miss God we need to stop long enough to be certain we really are doing what God wants.

We must prepare ourselves and our households spiritually for the climactic events that will take place in our day.

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