Doses of Faith

Today, on most social media, there are posts about end times. It seems many are consumed with the expectation of the end times. Those expectations differ over denominations and the many books written about end times. There are movies about being "Left Behind." Yet, are we more consumed about being knowledgeable about end times than obeying God? What good is it if we are sharing what we imagine will happen instead of sharing salvation? Before Jesus' resurrection, he gave the following command to his followers in Matthew 28:19: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In order to make disciples, we have to understand what makes a disciple. God loves all his creation and desires for all to choose him. It is not forced. It is our choice. Some come to God at a very young age while others come later in life. It doesn't matter. We simply have to believe.  If you go to a Bible app and searc...

  Reading 2 Chronicles where King Asa is preparing to go into battle. A prophet comes with a message: "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you." (15:2) If you want God, seek Him. Pray. Call out for God to come to you. In faith, believe.  We have trials and hardships. We have those decisions to make and fear what if we make the wrong decision. We look back on all our bad decisions and failures and wonder what else could we have done. Yet, the scripture tells us to seek Him.  King Asa and his men saw the huge army coming to crush them. The enemy was coming in full force. They feared. King Asa prayed, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; le...