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Bible Verse–Revelation 2:7
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Bible Verse–Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Bible Verse–Revelation 19:9
And he said to me, Write, Blessed are they which are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.
Being an Honest Person Leaves Me Feeling Peaceful and at Ease
By Keqiu
Recently, I found a job, doing the cleaning in a hostel. For me who is elderly, it’s no problem to do the work of labor. I wouldn’t cause troubles in work, so I would not be afraid of being scolded by my boss. As you see, I’m a person who cares much about face, as the saying goes, “As a tree lives for its bark, a man lives for his face.”
The day being sunny, I happily went to work by bicycle. After arriving at the hostel and saying hello to the landlady, I put on work clothes and began to work. With a mop I entered a room. While cleaning the bathroom, I wanted to wipe the base of the toilet bowl cleaner. Maybe I used too much force that I carelessly broke the tap of the water-pipe under the toilet bowl and the water rushed out instantly. Seeing this, I was very worried, thinking: It’s too unlucky this morning! I cannot let the landlady see this. What if she says that I did work carelessly? So, I hastened to repair the tap. However, no matter how, I couldn’t do it. I was so worried that the sweat poured down my face and wet my clothes. At last, I had no way but to phone the landlady. After getting through, I said to her with a little nervousness, “It’s upstairs … in room 305 … that the pipe under the toilet was broken. I cannot make it. Now the water is flowing swiftly. What should I do?” Hearing this, the landlady said, “Don’t worry! I will come right now!” During the time of waiting for her to come, I thought: I can’t tell the truth. If I speak honestly, even if she doesn’t scold me, she will not be kind to me at least. What should I do if she fires me? Perhaps I can tell her that when I came into this room to do the cleaning, I discovered the pipe had been broken. But when I thought like this, I felt uneasy, and was condemned in my conscience. If I say this, don’t I shift the blame onto others? I thought that I’m a Christian; my thoughts just now are not what an honest person should have; God doesn’t like that. So I prayed to God in my heart: “God! You are the God who looks deep into my mind. I may deceive others, but I cannot deceive You. I’m afraid that the landlady will blame me, so I always want to evade the fact. But I feel uneasy when I want to lie. What should I do? God! Please help me.” After my prayers, I thought of God’s words: “If you cannot transform into the genuine likeness of a child—innocent, lively, guileless, authentic, and pure—and come into God’s presence, and if you do not come before Him, then it will be very difficult for you to gain the truth.” At this time, I understood that God wants me to be a simple and open person who can tell the truth. Only thus can I receive God’s approval. Then, the landlady came upstairs with a wrench. Seeing we couldn’t fix it, she said, “Turn off the tap of the main pipe and wait for my husband to come back and fix it.” Subsequently, she asked me, “When was it broken?” Facing the question, I was a little nervous. But I thought of God’s words and answered, “I broke it just now. When I wiped the base of the toilet bowl, I wanted to wipe it cleaner, but carelessly, I broke the tap.” To my surprise, the landlady said with a smile, “It’s nothing! The pipe has been used for over a dozen years. These plastic pipes will be weathered after a long time. Later, these things in all rooms will be replaced.” Hearing the landlady’s words, I breathed a sigh of relief and my heart was released. I had thought that, after I told her the truth, the landlady would not be kind to me even if she didn’t scold me. It turned out that I had thought too much. From this can be seen that when I practiced being an honest person according to God’s words, the environment God arranged was not what I had imagined.
One afternoon, while it was sprinkling outside, I was working as usual. When I washed the swab after mopping the floor, I wanted to put them away. But, at this time, a swab just fell toward the heating switch and broke it. I thought: How careless I am! Alas! I just broke the pipe several days ago. Now I again broke the heating switch. I looked at the room number, reading 305. I thought: Why is it still this room? If the landlady knows this, she will certainly scold me “Can’t you do anything right?” Last time, I broke the pipe, and it’s understandable to be careless once. But after a few days, I broke the heating switch again. This time the landlady would certainly be angry with me. She would think that I was undependable to do the work and then fire me. If I’m fired after a few days’ work, where will I hide my old face? Looking around, I found there was no one. I thought: It’s a long time before supplying the heat, so the heating switch will not be used right now; I might as well pretend to know nothing about it. At this time, I thought of God’s words: “Do not act one way to others’ faces but another way behind their backs; I see clearly everything you do, and though you may fool others, you cannot fool Me. I see it all clearly. It is not possible for you to conceal anything; all lies within My hands.” It’s true! Even if I don’t tell the truth, God sees it all clearly. Even though I can fool others, I cannot fool God. No! I must admit my fault to the landlady on my own initiative. However，when I saw her and was going to say, I was timid, afraid that I would be scolded and be really fired. Thinking over and over, I swallowed my word though it was on the tip of my tongue. Later, several times I wanted to speak, but failed. I was in agony before I left off work.
After going back home, my heart was occupied by the thing, as if I was carrying a big burden. I couldn’t be released, and felt exhausted, At night, I tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep. Once I thought of the thing that I broke the heating switch, I was suffering. So I prayed to God: “God, I know you like honest persons who are simple and open. I also want to admit my fault to the landlady, but I cannot open my mouth. I wish You to lead me and let me understand the reason why I cannot tell the truth.” After the prayers, I opened the book of God’s word, and saw these God’s words: “People are corrupt, they are deceitful, they have motivations, they always have living thoughts, they have selfish ideas, and they always think of their own pride, vanity, and interests. It is onerous for them to speak honestly, even if it was only two words, and they are unable to speak up even after holding back for ages. People are controlled by these things, they live in corruption, and they are surely not beloved by God or wanted by God.” God’s every word speaks to my heart. I am living in this situation now. I don’t dare to tell the landlady the truth, isn’t it because I am controlled by the face and interests? To protect my interests—avoiding being scolded and even fired by the landlady, I did the wrong thing but didn’t dare to admit, and even I wanted to cover it up. In the final analysis, wasn’t it to protect my old face? All the time, I had lived by satanic toxin “As a tree lives for its bark, a man lives for his face,” being bound by the satanic philosophy thoroughly. I clearly knew that I should speak honestly, but it was difficult for me to bring the matter up as if my throat were pinched and I was breathless. And I did not have any normal human likeness.
I also saw God’s words saying: “You can see how a person’s prospects are through his daily life, words, and acts. If a person is always acting and putting on airs, then he is in danger and is not on a good path. Which road are you taking? Taking the road of being an honest person is never a mistake!” From God’s words, I saw clearly: The honest persons open up and lay themselves bare to others, don’t tuck or hide themselves away, don’t cheat others for personal vanity, face and interests, and speak their hearts. They are exactly those who God likes and blesses. So, only practicing the truth and being an honest person is a right way, is man’s road to salvation. However, in real life, I completely went against God’s will. My acts and words were all for protecting my interests and face, and not letting others see through me; in the things that damage my interests, I always played games, was deceitful, and told lies. Living like this is hypocritical and dirty. What I protected was my face, but I lost the opportunity of practicing the truth and receiving God’s salvation. I was harming myself and walking the road of inviting my own demise. Thinking of this, I set my determination to be an honest person according to God’s words. So I prayed to God: “God! I’m willing to put my face aside and pursue to be an honest person to tell the landlady the truth. May You give me strength.”
The next day was sunny and cloudless. I went to the hostel happily. When I saw the landlady, I still had some scruple, worried that she would scold me and that if this was seen by other employees, I would be embarrassed. But I knew that today God was looking at me and that God wishes me to be an honest person and walk the right life path. So I inwardly prayed to God and asked Him to lead me. If the landlady dismissed me, I would not be sad. At least, I dared to admit my mistakes and live honestly; only thus could I have personality and dignity. So when I saw the landlady was not busy, I went to tell her that I again broke the heating switch when I washed the swab. And I also said to her, “Please, hurry to fix it and the cost of it can be deducted from my pay.” Having said these, I finally put down the burden in my heart, feeling very relaxed and released. Unexpectedly, after the landlady heard my words, she not only did not scold me, but instead said with a smile, “It’s nothing. Later on, we can buy a fitting and replace it. There’s no need to deduct your pay. Just be careful in future. You are really honest. It’s reliable to use the person like you.” Hearing these words, I thanked God from my heart. It’s God’s words that lead me to live out some likeness of a human being. I couldn’t help offering gratitude and praise to God!
Being quiet, I thought about the things that I encountered these days, if it were not for the leading of God’s words, I would still live by satanic rule “As a tree lives for its bark, a man lives for his face,” cheat and be deceitful for my face, and have no peace and joy in my heart. Now, I make God’s words my direction in my life to walk and I have real release and freedom in my spirit. These are all God’s salvation to me. All the glory be to God!
Bible Verses–Matthe 25:6-10
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Bible Verse–Revelation 3:22
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said to the churches.
Bible Verse–John 3:13
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
By Relying on God, She Recovered From Her Late-Stage Cancer
By Xiaojuan
Xiaojuan had suffered from a stomach problem for some time. She couldn’t help but think of her dead relatives: Her mother died of rectal cancer long ago; after a period of several years, so did her elder sister and elder brother; later, one of her younger sisters and her little niece were also taken away by rectal cancer. It was a typical hereditary disease. Xiaojuan’s condition was somewhat alike to the symptoms of rectal cancer, which made her a little disconcerted …
A pounding on the door cut off Xiaojuan’s thoughts. It was her youngest sister. Before Xiaojuan could say anything, her younger sister, in surprise, quickly asked her, “I haven’t seen you lately. Why are you so skinny now?” These words struck Xiaojuan right where it hurt, so she told her little sister about her issues. After hearing this, her sister said anxiously, “You must go to the hospital and have a check-up as soon as possible. Don’t delay it anymore.”
The next day, Xiaojuan went to the hospital on an electric scooter. After the check-up, the doctor gravely said to Xiaojuan, “You have rectal cancer and it has reached a later stage.” At this grievous news, Xiaojuan nearly fell apart. Out of the will to live, she pulled herself together and asked the doctor, “Doctor, can you remove the cancer?” The doctor shook his head and said resignedly, “The cancer cells have spread. There is nothing I can do about it.” The doctor’s words pierced her heart like a knife, which made her afraid and uneasy. She then asked the doctor, “Could my cancer be killed?” The doctor shook his head, “No.” At this moment, despair mingled with fear crept upon her. She thought: Put aside the fact that I don’t have money to have an operation; even if I did have money, it would be of no avail. When my family members fell ill, each of them had paid a ton of money to treat the illness, but at last … Xiaojuan heaved a great sigh: It seems that all I can do is wait for my death.
On her way home, Xiaojuan was depressed, and she couldn’t stop the tears flowing down her face. At the thought that she would die of rectal cancer, she felt painful and at a loss. In despair, she suddenly thought of God. She seemed to have felt the possible chance of living and immediately prayed to God in her heart: “Oh God! I have contracted an incurable cancer. I know that my life is in Your hands. If You do not let me die, I will not die even if I don’t receive the treatment; if You have ordained that I should die, I won’t be able to survive no matter what I do. Oh God, I put my life into Your hands. I am willing to obey Your arrangements …”
After praying, Xiaojuan thought of the words of God: “Do not lose heart in the face of illness, keep seeking again and again and do not give up, and God will illuminate you with His light. How was Job’s faith? Almighty God is an all-powerful physician! To dwell in sickness is to be sick, but to dwell in the spirit is to be well. So long as you still have one breath, God will not let you die. We have within us the resurrected life of Christ. Undeniably, we lack faith in the presence of God: Would that God would put true faith within us. Sweet indeed is the word of God! God’s word is potent medicine! It puts to shame the devils and Satan! Grasping God’s word gives us support. His word acts fast to save our hearts! It dispels all things and sets all at peace. Faith is like a single log bridge: Those who cling abjectly to life will have difficulty in crossing it, but those who are ready to sacrifice themselves can pass over, sure of foot and worry-free. If man harbors timid and fearful thoughts, it is because Satan has fooled them, afraid that we will cross the bridge of faith to enter into God. Satan is trying by every way possible to send us its thoughts. We should at every moment pray for God to illuminate us with His light, at every moment rely on God to purge Satan’s poison from within us, practice within our spirit at every moment how to come close to God, and let God have dominion over our whole being.” Every word of God touched her heart. She realized: The illness coming upon me is an affliction of Satan; Satan uses illness to make me feel timid, fall into its trap, and live in pain and desperation. Actually, each person’s life is given by God, and whether we live or die is in God’s hands. I should have faith in God; even if God takes back my breath, I should never complain against Him. Under the guidance of God’s words, Xiaojuan’s heart was slowly calmed, for she knew that God was her reliance forever. She pondered God’s word all the way home.
After getting home, she couldn’t help but think of her child: My husband died early in life, and if I die, there will be nobody to take care of my child. Thinking of this, she couldn’t control her emotions and cried sadly. Then she knelt down and prayed to God again: “Oh God, I’m feeling so much pain. I know that man’s life and death are within Your hands, and my destiny is controlled by You as well. I beg You to protect me from falling prey to Satan’s tricks so that I will not misunderstand or complain against You, but face reality calmly.” After the prayer, Xiaojuan took out the hymn book and found the hymn of God’s words which she thought of on the way home. She repeatedly sang the hymn, trying to grasp the will of God, not daring to leave God even for one moment …
In the days that followed, Xiaojuan contemplated God’s words every day. At the thought of God’s words “To dwell in sickness is to be sick, but to dwell in the spirit is to be well. So long as you still have one breath, God will not let you die.” she felt especially moved in her heart. Unknowingly, she felt she had support and was less miserable. Xiaojuan now knew that God had not left her but was by her side, giving her encouragement and comfort. Then, she sought God in her heart: “O God! I have the illness, but how can I stop dwelling in it? Since dwelling in the spirit is to be well, how can I live in the spirit?” Trying over and over to figure out these words, Xiaojuan suddenly understood: To dwell in the spirit is to quiet my heart before God, that is, to read more of God’s words, to sing more hymns of God’s words, and to seek the truth and God’s will in His words. I shouldn’t live in my own conceptions and imaginings or I will fall into Satan’s trap. Afterward, Xiaojuan prayed and read God’s words with greater urgency every day, and sought the truth more to grasp God’s intentions. When she was pained inside, she would open up to God, regarding God as her sole reliance.
One day, Xiaojuan read a passage of God’s words, “After humans were corrupted by Satan, it began to torment them. As a result, they became more and more degenerate. The diseases of humanity grew more and more acute, and their suffering became more and more severe. Increasingly, people sensed the emptiness and tragedy of the human world, as well as their inability to go on living there, and they felt less and less hope for the world. Thus, this suffering was brought down upon humans by Satan. Therefore, in order to bring them back from Satan’s hand and grant them a wonderful destination, God had to experience this suffering Himself.” From God’s words, Xiaojuan came to realize: It is because the ancestors of mankind were corrupted by Satan in the beginning that man has birth, death, illness and old age. As Satan’s corruption of man becomes deeper and deeper, the illnesses and suffering of man are deepened, and they feel more and more empty. All these things are derived from the affliction of Satan. Meanwhile, she was deeply moved by God’s love. She thought: I am a corrupted person and it doesn’t matter if I die. God, however, is lofty and great. To save us corrupted people from sickness and suffering, He personally became flesh to experience these sufferings and finally He will thoroughly save us from Satan’s domain. God’s love for us is really so great! God is innocent, but He pays such a great price for saving us. What unreasonable demands can I have as a filthy and corrupt person? I have had the fortune to hear the voice of the Creator and taste His love in my life, so even if I die I will have no regret. At this moment, Xiaojuan felt calmer, willing to accept and submit to God’s sovereignty and arrangements. Under the guidance of God’s words, she felt a lot calmer and much relieved in her heart. She was unwilling to think about the painful things or live a life with a sad look.
To support her family, Xiaojuan continued to work in spite of her illness. Seeing that she took no heed of her illness and talked and laughed as a healthy person, her co-workers were mystified and said: “You are so sick, but you can still come to work and have joy. You are so optimistic!” Hearing these words, Xiaojuan thanked God in her heart silently. She knew that it was because God’s words had given her faith and strength that she could keep a positive outlook on her sickness. Xiaojuan made a resolution in her heart: I will cherish my time on earth, follow God with my heart and soul, and fulfill my duty of a created being to comfort God’s heart.
Several days later, Xiaojuan’s third eldest sister recommended some hospitals to her. Under her sister’s persuasion, she agreed to receive treatment. But whatever hospital she went to, she was told that her sickness could not be treated. On hearing these words, Xiaojuan thought: None of the doctors can heal me, for my life and death are in God’s hands. And then she prayed to God silently: “O God, though the doctors are incapable of curing my sickness, I believe that my life and death are in Your hands. I am willing to rely on You completely. May You give me faith and power. Now I commit my illness into Your hands and I will submit to Your sovereignty and arrangements no matter whether I will live or die.” Later, Xiaojuan’s younger sister and brother-in-law often called her and asked her to go to the hospital and take an examination again to see whether the cancer cells had spread further, but Xiaojuan had made up her mind and didn’t want to struggle anymore. So she said to them calmly: “You know that my sickness can’t be healed. I don’t want to go to a doctor anymore. I shall rely on God. Don’t worry about me …”
One day on her way to work, Xiaojuan saw a kind of plant on the roadside locally named Yandaiguo. She was not unfamiliar with it because every time when her skin itched because of her allergy to the ultraviolet rays from the sun, she would put it on her skin to stop the itchiness. Xiaojuan thought: This herb is created by God. It is good and beneficial to man. Why not gather some to make some herbal tea? To her surprise, after drinking the herbal tea for a period of time, she felt much better than before. Xiaojuan was very grateful to God in her heart.
One day later, Xiaojuan felt a fierce pain in her stomach as if there was something thrashing about in it. So she hurried to go to the toilet. After relieving her bowels, she felt her stomach eased greatly. Xiaojuan touched her abdomen and anus, and felt that they became soft. This was quite different from before, for they had always been coarse and swollen during her illness. She knew that it was God’s wonderful deed. She was so moved that she immediately offered a prayer of praise: “Oh God, thank You so much! I have truly appreciated that You are beside me and have never left me for a moment. Regarding my illness, I shall certainly die. However, You let me get much better and see Your wonderful deeds. Oh God, You are so almighty!” A few months passed, and Xiaojuan had been working and fulfilling her duty in the church peacefully. Later, after being examined, she was found to have recovered thoroughly.
Now five years have passed. Every time Xiaojuan talks about this, she is overwhelmed with gratitude. When the world had sentenced her to death, it was God’s word that gave her confidence, and it was God’s almightiness that saved her and made her recover from the illness and obtain a new life. She has truly experienced the authority of God’s words and has seen that all matters and all things are within God’s hands and that everything is up to God.
Bible Verse–Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Bible Verses–Revelation 21:2-3
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
What Kind of Christian Can Really Obtain God’s Approval?
One may ask: In the Bible the Lord Jesus said, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:22-23). Why will the Lord call these people evil-doers even though they have preached, cast out demons, and done many wonderful works in His name?
Regarding this question, firstly we need to understand the standard by which God judges a man and on what basis God approves a man. In our conception, all those who have spent and sacrificed a lot for the Lord, who preach, and who have healed many sick people and cast out many demons should be approved by God. In fact, God’s measure of whether someone is good or evil is never based on how much work he has done or how much he has sacrificed, but on whether he follows the will of God and whether he keeps pace with God’s footsteps. Just as Revelation prophesied, “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits to God and to the Lamb” (Revelation 14:4). Clearly, God wants those who can follow His footsteps closely wherever He goes, and only such people can be approved by Him. If someone clings to the old work and words, and does not keep pace with God’s newest work or practice His present words, then no matter how hard he works in the name of the Lord, he is one who rebels and resists God, and one who will be eliminated by God.
Think back to the Age of Law. The chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees served Jehovah God and suffered much hardship: The priests had been serving Jehovah God in the temple for decades despite bitter cold and scorching heat; the scribes and Pharisees had travelled over sea and land to preach the laws of Jehovah God, and done their utmost to be faithful to Him. However, when the Lord Jesus came to work, they clung to the letters in the Bible, holding that the coming God must be called the Messiah, and that believers in God must worship God in the temple, keep the Sabbath, read the Old Testament, and so forth. Thus they refused to accept the Lord Jesus’ work and words in the new age, and they even defied and blasphemed Him, and nailed Him to the cross. Eventually, they were condemned and punished by God and lost forever their chance of salvation. On the contrary, those who followed the Lord Jesus’ footsteps, such as Peter, John, Jacob, and the Samaritan woman, they also worshiped Jehovah God and kept His law in the Age of Law, but when God did a new work, they came out from the law to submit to and accept it. Therefore, they gained God’s approval and received the salvation from the Lord Jesus. From this we can know that, when God does His new work, if man can obey, accept, and keep pace with the work of God, he will be approved by God and his former sufferings will also be memorized. But those who cannot keep up with God’s new work are actually ones who serve God but do not know God and even resist God. They will not gain God’s approval no matter how much work they have done in the name of God, and God will say to them, “depart from me, you that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:23).
In the last days, based on the needs of mankind, God has again personally become flesh to express words and do a stage of work of judging, chastising, and purifying mankind. But those Christians in religion are like the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees in the Age of Law. They think that God should be called Jesus rather than Almighty God when He returns, that God should continue to heal the sick and cast out demons, and always forgive man and be compassionate toward man, rather than express His righteous and majestic disposition that does not tolerate man’s offense or express words to judge and chastise man, that God should return upon a white cloud rather than become flesh to do the work among man in a hidden way, and so on. They have long ago defined God in their conceptions and illusions. They measure the return of the Lord Jesus based on their imaginings; then how can they welcome His return and hear His voice? They place themselves in such enmity to God; no matter how much they have sacrificed to preach, heal and cast out demons, or do wonderful works in the name of the Lord Jesus, God will not be pleased with them.
Almighty God says, “For those who once held to the law of Jehovah, and those who once suffered for the cross, if they cannot accept the stage of work of the last days, then all that they did will have been in vain, and useless. The clearest expression of the Holy Spirit’s work is in embracing the here and now, not clinging to the past. Those who have not kept up with the work of today, and who have become separated from the practice of today, are those who oppose and do not accept the work of the Holy Spirit. Such people defy the present work of God” (“God’s Work and Man’s Practice” in The Word Appears in the Flesh).
“Those who can follow the present work of the Holy Spirit, and who are able to follow the footsteps of God, such that they follow God wherever He leads them—these are people who are blessed by God. Those who do not follow the present work of the Holy Spirit have not entered into the work of God’s words, and no matter how much they work, or how great their suffering, or how much they run about, none of it means anything to God, and He will not commend them. Today, all those who follow the present words of God are in the stream of the Holy Spirit; those who are strangers to the words of God today are outside of the stream of the Holy Spirit, and such people are not commended by God” (“Know God’s Newest Work and Follow His Footsteps” in The Word Appears in the Flesh). From Almighty God’s words we can see that God does not look at how much a man has run about, how much he has suffered, or how much he has sacrificed. He judges a man by whether he has followed His footsteps, whether he has received the work of the Holy Spirit, and whether he is a wise virgin and can recognize His voice. This is the standard by which God judges a man good or evil.
God’s intention in saving mankind has never changed. When God carries out a new work, He hopes that all those who truly believe in Him can accept and submit to it, follow His footsteps, and gain the salvation that He bestows on mankind. Only if we follow the footsteps of God, can we attend the bountiful feast of the Lamb and be approved by God. Just as the Lord Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). Therefore, we should treat the Lord Jesus’ return with caution. Only those who seek with a humble heart will not miss the opportunity of being raptured before God’s throne.
Bible Verses–Matthew 6:9-10
After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
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