It's Time To Get Off Our Spiritual "Behinds"

There have been very few books that have literally changed me profoundly, strengthened my faith, and challenged me to get off my Spiritual “behind”.

Left Behind, by Tim LeHaye and Jerry Jenkins, was one of those books. When I first read it over 15 years ago, my immediate response was a desperate need to see my dad saved. This book brought the prophetic scriptures of Jesus’ return to life and helped me understand the reality of The Rapture of the Church. I had nightmares of my dad being left behind while the rest of our family got Raptured. 

You see, out of my immediate family, my dad was the only one not saved. He also did not speak English well and he has always had my wonderful mom to look out for him.  It scared me, to the very core of my being, to think of us being Raptured and my dad staying behind; alone at the mercy of the world during the Tribulation Period here on Earth. As a family, we got serious about getting my dad to church. Thankfully, at the age of 65, my father received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and I no longer have to worry about The Rapture. We will all be leaving this earth together when the Lord Jesus calls us home.

The only other book that has affected me as much is The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn. This book has literally sparked a spiritual firecracker in my life. I believe this book is a prophetic message of warning, a call to repentance, and a reminder that God will have His day. God has declared that every knee will bow at the name of His Son, Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:9-11). Our knee will either bow willingly as a Knight bowing down in reverence to our King or it will bow heartbroken, crushed by the weight of despair and sadness that we have rejected so great a Savior.

The message of this book is a call to action for all Believers to get off our spiritual behinds while we still have a chance. Forget about being shy, fearful of offending, or feeling inadequate. It’s time to know what we believe and why we believe it. If you call yourself a Believer in Jesus Christ than you are His ambassador here on earth. Who do you love? Who do you want to spend eternity with? Who would literally break your heart if they die without Christ? 

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave them the right to become children of God. (John 1:23)

There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under Heaven by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.  I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. (1 John 5:12-13)

But the time is coming—it has, in fact, come—when what you’re called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter.

 “It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.”  (John 4:23)

So, what should we do first? PRAY! Pray for God to intervene in our loved one’s lives. Pray for wisdom. Pray for God to give us opportunities to share His Word. More importantly, pray that we are not only speakers of the Word but doers, reaching out to others in love, compassion, forgiveness, and mercy. Pray for boldness. Pray that the Holy Spirit goes before us, with us, and works through us. And then we must turn the results over to God.  We are not responsible for their salvation. We are called to share the Good News. It’s up to them to receive it.

Below is a video of the author, Jonathan Cahn, speaking at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast in 2013.  Here is the link in case you can't view the video below. (Video of Jonathan Cahn at Inaugural Prayer Breakfast.)

I pray that you watch this video and your hearts are open to the Word of God. 

Love,

Yolanda