I DO NOT PRAY FOR THE WORLD

(Joh 17:9-10) "I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.

The constant flood of bad news, the steady diet rich in violence can chip away your confidence in the Christ. Satan is so very patient. With man, the devil needs only to plant the bad seed, the tares among your wheat, and patiently wait. We have this human tendency to rush out and try to remove the tares immediately, placing at risk the whole crop. A wiser solution comes from patience and what we have learned from our Messiah, our Christ:

(Mat 13:30) 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.'

It seems to me that so many Brothers and Sisters are getting all wrapped up in the daily affairs of this world; Who is ahead in the polls (REMINDER: Polls are meaningless, ELECTION DAY IS WHAT COUNTS—WE AIN”T THERE YET! )

Charles Spurgeon came through again this morning, helping to place all of this turmoil into perspective. He said, “We know how all this ends.” We have read the book. God has armies that defy human understanding who patiently wait just out of sight. When the time comes, these armies will be released by God, and all that was revealed to Daniel, and to John and to us—through scripture—will unfold before our very eyes.

In the meantime, you and I have a great deal of work to do. The harvest is ripe.

(Mat 28:18-20) And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Making disciples. That is our job. Sharing with all who will hear the joy, the peace that comes with salvation in Christ. Won't you join me. There is work to be done.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY??