OCTOBER 15 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?” (Matthew 24:02)

 OCTOBER 15  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#30 “Do you not see all these things?”  (Matthew 24:02)

LIVING FOR JESUS - Daily Prayer    

JESUS, Redeemer of my soul, Lord to think that God has bestowed eternity on every soul that He creates through His Miracle of Life and then He endows each soul with True Freedom of Choice is almost more than our finite intellect can absorb — for why would such an All-powerful, All-knowing Supreme Being put such awesome power in the hands of such weak creatures? Lord, help us to understand that it is our weakness that is a blessing, but only if we recognize both the power that we have in these two miracles of God, Life and Free Will, and the responsibility to use both for the Glory of God the Creator and not to succumb to our weakness and live only for ourselves! Lord Jesus, You came and took on flesh that we might have an “example" of how to live our lives seeking the Father’s Will and let His Power work through our weakness, for only the Creator of Life can guide us in how best to “live” and how to make “good choices”  with our God-given powers of “life and free will”!!! Help us Lord to see that it is our attitude towards others that affect our eternity for You have declared that our eternity is based entirely on the choices we make in “how” we treat others that will determine “how” we ourselves will be treated by God!!!   AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus has addressed the “Great Tribulation” (Matthew 24:21) which is marked by the “Abomination of Desolation” (Matthew 24:13) that the prophet Daniel had written about in 600 B.C. and then Jesus confirms that He will return unexpectedly and quickly when He said; “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:27) One can assume that the “Son of Man” will return when the earth is in turmoil for Jesus had said earlier, “…you will hear of wars…nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you…” (Matthew 24:6-9) and then as soon as Jesus declares the “coming of the Son of Man” He adds, “For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together” which paints a grisly picture of earth when it is at war, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, which could explain why Jesus had earlier made the statement about the “Great Tribulation” — “And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” (Matthew 24:22) These statements are prophetic and encouraging for the “elect” (of God) for although the “Great Tribulation” will cause much death throughout the world, God will be protecting His "elect”!!! Jesus then reveals a time frame for this “lightning” strike that comes with the “Coming of the Son of Man” as Jesus concludes His “Signs” with: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:29-30) Therefore Jesus began with a question: “Do you not see all these things?” (Matthew 24:2) and then proceeded with a list of observable “signs” that will mark His “coming”, and the “end of the age”. Therefore we should be looking for His Return and understand that He will Return to save the “elect of God” which will be consistent with the Work God has Given the Son — Jesus said that His first coming was to bring Salvation to God’s people that Returned to Him and His Second Coming will be to bring Salvation to God’s “elect” that have indeed had their spiritual eyes opened and their heart softened so that they could receive the Gift of Grace! Jesus finished His List of Signs with a “Promise” to add to His assurance that “…he who endures to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 24:13) with this: “And [God] will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matthew 24:31) As always, Jesus asks us a Question then gives us the answer and then He always checks to make sure that we “understand” and that we can “see all these things” that God has revealed to His “elect” — all we have to do is open our eyes and observe the Glory of God!!!  It is interesting to note that the term “elect” means “chosen” which gives additional weight to God’s Law of Choice and Consequence and our God-given gift of Free Will — The “Consequence” of “Choosing God” over man is that we are the “elect” because God “chooses” us because we “chose” Him!!!!! Can you not see that “belief” is a “choice” and we must use our God-given “choice” wisely, our “Eternity” depends on our “Choice”!!!!!!!!!