Hold The Line!!!

The fort was under attack. We were warned that the enemy was coming, that was why we were here in this fort, but most of us began doubt that he would come. We had after all won the war, but our enemy was a determined one and he staged one final, desperate strike. They knew they had lost, but there were going to take as many of us out while they could. We were lucky that some were still preparing for the him. It is odd how they went from being “Extremists” to “Heroes” in a matter of days.

22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Matt 10:21-22 (KJV)

The strike came from somewhere we didn’t expect. The enemy had been secretly sneaking in spies to live among us. They didn’t do much at first, but after a while they starting weakening the walls that had been protecting us for so long. They did it very slowly so that no one would notice the change, in fact the only ones that even did noticed the changed were the Extremists (I mean the uh…heroes), but as usual we just ignored them and continued with our everyday lives. The war was over after all.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy

John 10:9-10 (KJV)

Then one night we heard a huge crack. The sound was deafening and terrifying, for we all knew in our hearts what caused it, the walls had fallen.

The enemy came storming in with swords raised. With a loud cry they crashed into our streets and slayed the people that were in the houses that were closest to the walls. Screams of terror and death could be heard from everywhere. We were all doomed.

Suddenly, a shout could be heard across the night, “Come to us! We have prepared!” No one cared that it was one of the Extremists all we cared about was living. We all fled in the direction of the shout. I froze when I saw what they had prepared, in the midst of the city there was a large house that looked to be enforced with layers of wood and stone. I knew that there was no way that something this sturdy could ever fall.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matt 16:18 (KJV)

I quickly ran towards the doors for I did not wish to hesitate, the enemy was everywhere. Guarding the entrance was a group of warriors. Part of the enemies plan was to catch us unprepared so that we couldn’t form a workable defense, but yet these men were fully clad in armor and held great swords in there hands. I could tell from the way that they warded the blows of the enemy that they were well acquainted with the sharp weapons that they carried.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Ephesians 6:11-17 (KJV)

One of them saw me and ran towards me, “Quickly, inside! We must close the gates soon.” I nodded and ran inside. If I was to guess I would say that there were about five-thousand people inside, but the fact is that this was a city of millions and only a fraction was going to live. Maybe if they hadn’t been so close to the walls, they would have made it.

Only within a few seconds after I had entered, I heard a loud crash, they had shut the doors. Only a few others had made it in after me. I started looking around to see if any of my friends and family had made it inside, and to my relief I did find some, but not as many as I would of liked.

36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Mathew 24:36-41 (KJV)

I’m grateful for my family that manage to make it, but I beg any who might read this, know that the enemy is a sly one! He comes to take your family! Be prepared at all times! This moment might be your last.

Bringing the Wrong Sacrifice

Life is an ever changing and hectic thing. You never know what might happen from day to day and because of this, it’s easy to lose focus of the big picture. This Earth, this world isn’t our home. We look our whole lives for our place here and try to fit in but, it’s impossible because we weren’t created for this place. We were put here for a reason, to spread the Gospel of Jesus, and when we get caught up in this world, it is impossible to do. This is something that I have learned personally.

We have to realize all this really hurts God. He calls it “bringing a defiled sacrifice to his alter.” In Malachi he compares it to bringing a blind or crippled sacrifice. Sure, it’s a living breathing sacrifice, it has blood in it just like any other, but its not the best we could do. Yet we do this all the time, we stop and pick up the $5 wal-mart cake for the church cake auction because we didn’t make time for it and considered in unimportant. We blow off setting up tables for church fellowship meetings and leave early so that no one will ask us to wash dishes. Do these things make us sinners or bad saints? No, but if we can’t put our all into God, what can we put it into? Is it a bad thing if that is all you can do? No! Blessed was the widow and her two mites, because that is EVERYTHING she had to give. He blesses the little things, and promises to multiply them beyond anything we could ever imagine, but zero multiplied by a hundred still equals zero.

God has earned the right to have our best, and when he didn’t even have to (We were made from mud in case someone had forgotten). It’s time to set aside those things that the world deems so important, because no one or nothing else deserves our time and effort more than God.