The last day arises

March 20, 2007

Joel Akin

 The Lord is waiting for us to understand. Understand means to heed with knowledge. When knowledge is built up with understanding it comes to under and stand. Under Stand is the strength which is foundational. It is the strength which gives us help. It is the strength which is guilt and conviction free. It is the faith which helps us grow.

 Sometimes the devil throws us into deception. We are deceived by his lie until we cannot see. We are broken from our thoughts by his lie and by his desire. And so we lose track and track is like being on the gospel train.

 Now I've been struggling with prayer. Prayer is the desire to be on track. It is the hope to hear God speak. Not just well done but well done though good and faithful servant.

 Now God doesn't throw out desire and doesn't throw out fun. There are things we can do if we so desire. For example I want to say "Well done though good and faithful agent. Or top secret agent." Lets say I say that because I feel like what I'm doing is for God and yet man knows little to nothing.

 And perhaps that is part of this story. For God knows I've been fighting where few know. Few understand and fewer yet care. Care is a concern which allows men to arrive on the scene and help. Since that hasn't happened I don't know what God desires me to do. So since I have no specific direction beyond writing and trying to fix my lifes little problems I pray. And prayer is the only thing I do which is hard and yet it is what I look forward to each day.

 In these desires God sits and waits for me to find the path which leads to him. Sitting doesn't mean inaction per say. It simply means that God doesn't push. He doesn't frustrate. He doesn't get angry.

 Now by that anger I speak in a way that God knows anger and then there is rage. So in a way God does get angry but not to the degree you or I might.

 Now anger is where you snap and shake and break things. I may have done that and so may you. Its part of our nature to let off steam and its better then taking it out on people or on other peoples things. Then it becomes a bitter pace towards destruction and towards simplicity.

 The day of the Lord is coming. It is about to come to earth and when it does come the Lord will finally get angry. He will show people why he saves up his anger. It will be an anger that will justify those who have refused to grow angry. It will destroy men in their tracks and it will take the track and put it where it belongs.

 This means God will set it apart and will set men into a new track. If they refuse, and that won't be easy, they will have to spend an eternity in hell.

 Now the story we are dealing with is about trust. I struggle with it because I can't hear. Hearing comes by faith and I have it but I was hurt physically so my brain doesn't compute like it used to. This is part of the nature of the soul and the nature of time. And it is the nature of evil. So God is going to heal me and set me free. He knows I get frustrated. He knows I've tried to remain faithful. He knows that faith shows itself in prayer.

 The day of God is coming and we must be ready for it by trusting. He will come and set free those who are captive. He will bring those in bonds and those in stocks and demand an accounting. If men cannot explain what they do then he will demand they throw out the system. It must make sense. And it must be based on helping those in need.

 The final word for today is to wait until God finishes his work. He is not growing old nor slack concerning his promise. He knows what you hear and what I hear and knows they will happen as promised.