THE DAILY BLUEPRINT FOR 7-11-06

HE IS COMING

MALACHI 3:1
Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me, and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in; behold he shall come,
Says the Lord of hosts.

Today I got to spend some time at a nature trail - there is a lake up on a mountain in my town - its a nice quiet place to reflect and enjoy the scenery - since I took this week off from work - ive got to enjoy the simpler things of life - I got to pray and just spend some good quiet time alone with the Lord - I read the Word - beginning in Matthew - I slowly read (I mean it took at least an hour or more) until I got just past the Sermon on the mount in Chapter 8 - it was great - got to even read all the footnotes - as I read I thought about John the Baptist -he said he had come to prepare the way for the LORD JESUS to come - to open up the door for the ONE who was greater - JESUS requested John to baptize Him - it seemed to be the wrong order - John thought Jesus should baptize him - not the other way around - but this was the public start of the ministry of Jesus our Lord - It had to begin this way - John had been preaching that JESUS would be coming -and he would know when he saw Him! Without a doubt in his mind - John -spoke up when he saw JESUS - and you know the rest of the story - Jesus begin His three year ministry - He healed the sick - brought those caught in sin to repentance and taught like no one before or after Him has been able to do - Just like in those days - JESUS is coming - We must be ready - HE is coming -this much is sure - we may not know when - but as sure as the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West - JESUS is coming back - but this time - like He deserves to come back - not as the servant of the past - but the ruler of all - The KING is coming - He is coming soon -sooner then we think - I love a quote I read a little while ago - I have no idea who said it - but its wise - the saying went like this - Pack your bags but make plans for tomorrow- another words be ready for HIS return at any time -the WORD says in the trinkle of an eye - or like a thief in the night - JESUS is coming back soon! Be ready! Praise God!

A side note: Jesus came to earth as a child the first time - but the 2nd time HE will come as THE KING OF GLORY! amen!

When we live in CHRIST we look forward to HIS return!

C O M P A S S I O N P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Tuesday 11Pray for 10-year-old Eliwangu Daudi Nnko in Tanzania as he and his family mourn the unexpected death of his father.
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LIVIN IN THE WORD FOR TUESDAY 7-11-06
THE KING IS COMING - PRAISE GOD HE IS COMING SOON!