DCLM Sincere Milk 6 February 2022 — Catching away of the saints
DCLM Sincere Milk 6 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Catching away of the saints
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TOPIC: CATCHING AWAY OF THE SAINTS
BIBLE TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive andremain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
KEY VERSE: “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 THESSALONIANS 4:17).
MESSAGE
Catching away of saints is when believers who are still alive when the trumpet sounds are taken up to meet the Lord. This is also known as the Rapture of the Saints. This will happen after the dead in Christ have risen to meet the Lord in the sky. As children of God, in order to be caught up with the Lord at the rapture, we need to remain steadfast and fervent in serving the Lord, not slothful in God’s work, because on the last day only those who are in Christ will be caught up.
Examine yourself and be sure there is no sin in your life. If you are once a friend of Jesus but have gone back from following Jesus you cannot partake of the rapture of the saints. You can retrace your steps back to God and He will willingly accept you and make you ready for the catching up of His saints. This event is what every believer in Christ is waiting for now, and it can happen any moment from now. Seek God in prayer that you will not miss the rapture.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to remain steadfast in Your service so that I will be caught up with You on the last day.
FURTHER READING: Matthew 24:30,31
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
