Here is my challenge to each of you in these sad, dark, challenging, and shocking days.
Thank you for your encouragement, prayer support, and support that keep us fulfilling God’s purpose for our lives in this generation.
God Wants Us Seeing Clearly Where Things are Headed:
END OF DAYS PREP—How Do I Protect Myself from Coming Mega Deceptions?
End of Days Preparation Lessons
Segment 3: Practical Applications
Lesson 11: Living Expectantly
Jesus’ return could happen any day, as He taught in Matthew 24 and Paul affirmed. Rather than predicting dates, like September 23rd, believers should live expectantly, as if Christ could come today. This mindset avoids distraction by signs and focuses on faithfulness. Romans 11:33-36 praises God’s unsearchable wisdom, reminding us to trust His plan. Live daily for Christ, examining your faith, sharing the gospel, and investing in eternity. This perspective transforms how you view work, relationships, and time, aligning your life with God’s eternal purposes.
Romans 11:33-36
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Lesson 12: The Role of Prophecy
Prophecy, like Romans 11, makes sense of a decaying world. It reveals God’s plan for Israel, the church, and the nations, culminating in Christ’s return. By studying prophecy, you gain clarity on events like wars, natural disasters, and Israel’s isolation. This knowledge prevents fear, replacing it with purpose. Revelation, with its 800 connections to other Scriptures, is the Bible’s capstone, explaining God’s timeline. Engage with prophecy through a study Bible and journal, noting how it applies to today’s news, and share these insights to encourage others in faith.
Lesson 13: Sharing the Truth
Romans 11 inspires believers to share God’s truth with others. As you study Scripture, memorize verses, and grow in faith, find someone to share these truths with. A small group or personal conversation allows you to discuss prophetic events, like Israel’s role or the tribulation, sparking curiosity. Your joy and peace, rooted in God’s Word, can prompt questions from others, opening doors to share the gospel. Invest in a scripture memory plan to internalize truth, equipping you to witness effectively in a world increasingly hostile to Christianity.
Lesson 14: The Church’s Role
The church, grafted into God’s plan (Romans 11:17-21), is God’s focus now, but Israel will resume its role in the tribulation. Believers must maximize their time, living out their calling within the church. This involves regular worship, serving others, and supporting ministries that spread the gospel. Revelation 1-5 describes the church’s rapture and role in heaven, while earth faces tribulation. By investing in the church now, you prepare for eternity, ensuring your life aligns with God’s purpose. Support and pray for ministries advancing His kingdom.
Lesson 15: God’s Sovereignty
Romans 11:33-36 concludes with a doxology praising God’s infinite wisdom and sovereignty. In a chaotic world, His plan remains unshaken. He temporarily set Israel aside, grafted in the church, and will restore Israel. This truth reassures believers that God controls history, from wars to natural disasters. Bow before Him, trusting His unsearchable judgments. Pray for fresh beginnings, accepting His forgiveness, and live confidently, knowing He makes sense of decay. This perspective fuels worship and motivates you to live for His glory daily.
Romans 11
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
