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Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 2 (TMF:2160)

Friday, August 18, 2023
Peace to Live By: Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 2 (TMF:2160) - Daniel Litton
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       I think it’s safe to say that the earth is currently experiencing “the late rains.” I mean, after all, we are closer to Jesus’ return then we have ever been, right? That’s just the truth of the matter. And the way things are going, what we are seeing going on in our world, especially in Israel, and perhaps the increasing of sin, shows us that we are closer. Perhaps, it could happen anytime. I think it could. It’s a good thing for us to keep that in mind as we go about our lives. This is because we don’t want to become too attached to this earth in that we would find ourselves bothered if in fact we did hear Jesus’ voice in a moment from the sky, telling us to “Come up here.” We don’t want to hesitate. We don’t want to stop and think, “Wait, I’m not ready to go.” This leads James to say, “You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” Notice that the call from James to us is to make sure that we are ready to go. We do that by establishing our hearts.

Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 1 (TMF:2159)

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Peace to Live By: Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 1 (TMF:2159) - Daniel Litton
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       This is what the Apostle Paul instructed the Colossians to do. He said, “[S]eek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (1b-2, ESV). When we really stop and think about these things, we are keeping this instruction from Paul. These are great things. They can encourage us even when things aren’t going so well in our lives. We can think about these things, and thus lift ourselves out of any depressing thoughts by realizing what is really important. James gives us the example of the farmer. Let’s read it again, “See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.“ I think it’s safe to say that the earth is currently experiencing “the late rains.” I mean, after all, we are closer to Jesus’ return then we have ever been, right? That’s just the truth of the matter.

Characteristics of the Ultimate Glory (TMF:2158)

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Peace to Live By: Characteristics of the Ultimate Glory (TMF:2158) - Daniel Litton
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       Thirdly, I’ll get my new body. I will look the best I’ve looked, and have supernatural abilities at the same time. I’ll probably be able to fly, walk on water, and even teleport. It will be pretty cool. We’ll all be like superheroes we see in movies and on T.V. Finally, four, I’ll get to be with a lot of people who love me as I love them; some of whom I know from the earth, and many more that I have never met before—those I don’t know about and those perhaps that I do know about from past times. So, all these benefits I’ve just discussed, and I’m sure you could name more, are the reasons, after we think about it, that we need to “Be patient.” Thinking about these great things can really stir up our emotions and excitement level so that we want these things sooner than later. I notice when thinking about them deeply that I lose sight of even thinking about earthly things. And this is the point. This is what the Apostle Paul instructed the Colossians to do.

Be Patient for the Ultimate Glory (TMF:2157)

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Peace to Live By: Be Patient for the Ultimate Glory (TMF:2157) - Daniel Litton
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       People can try to pretend like they don’t sin, but God is watching and keeping count. He knows everything that everyone does, whether they know him or not. Because he is holy and cannot have anything unholy around him in his new universe, he’s going to deal, at that time, with anything that offends. But James has instructed believers in Jesus to “Be patient.” Why patience? Being patient means we must be excited and looking forward for something to happen. Remember, patience is one of the ultimate character traits we are striving for in our lives. According to James, what are we looking forward to? Well, I’ll go ahead and answer this question from my own perspective. I am looking forward, first, to being physically with Jesus, having our relationship come into complete manifestation, seeing him in person, one on one. Second, I am looking forward to getting rid of my sin-nature, no longer having to watch myself lest I sin, or trying to ward off sinful habits.

Ignoring Sin Just Doesn't Work (TMF:2156)

Monday, August 14, 2023
Peace to Live By: Ignoring Sin Just Doesn't Work (TMF:2156) - Daniel Litton
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       Anyway, Jesus is going to come again, first, at the Rapture of the Church. He will descend from Heaven into the sky of the earth, and those who have a personal relationship with him will fly up into the sky themselves to meet him there, and at the same time, receive their new, resurrection bodies. This is where we become truly complete. This is where we lose the sin-nature. After the Rapture of the Church, we know that the Tribulation period begins, and this is where the antichrist, the leader of the one world government, emerges and takes reign. At that time will come the judgements from God—the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Bowl Judgments. Remember those? This is what the Book of the Revelation tells us. And it will be a tremendous time of pain for the inhabitants of the earth. This is when, of course, God has shifted his focus from bestowing grace on individuals and instead shifts his focus to providing judgment for unrepentant sin. Ignoring sin just doesn’t work now, and it certainly won’t be ignored then by God.