"Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before" - 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NLT)
1. Living a Quiet Life (Under the Protection)
We are moving closer to the return of The Lord Jesus Christ every new year and He has given every Born Again Believer an assignment. When you are living a quiet life and doing what God has assigned you are out of harm's way. You are under the protection of The Lord because you are in the will of God doing what He asked you to do. In 2019, this is essential to every Christian's life because we should not be outside the will of God, not one day this year. The enemy knows his time is running out and doing whatever to distract you from what God has called you to do in 2019. You have to follow the Holy Ghost so you can be 10 steps of the enemy every month of this year.
2. Stay Focus (Mind your own Business)
"Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business" - 2 Thessalonians 3:11 (TPT)
In 2019, you have to stay focus similar to point number one above. When you are minding your own business you are not comparing your life to someone else. That is one of the biggest problems I see in the Body of Christ when you are looking at someone else life and comparing your life to their life. God has given every believer different assignments now some assignments are similar but you will reach different people. I can't compare where my life is at currently to another minister or another Christian. I am just starting out in the ministry and if I would do that, as a result, that will become my downfall. You should congratulate someone else success like it was you who achieve the goal because The Lord is watching to see how you are reacting to someone else success. When you are minding your own business you are getting things accomplish and reaching the assigned people in your life. Social Media can ruin this point because we put our lives out there for everyone to see. Nothing wrong with being on social media but it becomes a problem when you are just on there to check on people lives and hours are wasted.
3. Working Hard
I am going to just give you scriptures for this point and let the Wisdom of God explain how much you need to work hard.
"Just be who you are and work hard for a living, for that’s better than pretending to be important and starving to death" - Proverbs 12:9 (TPT)
"Work hard at your job and you’ll have what you need. Following a get-rich-quick scheme is nothing but a fantasy" - Proverbs 12:11 (TPT)
"For there is great satisfaction in speaking the truth, and hard work brings blessings back to you" - Proverbs 12:14 (TPT)
"If you want to reign in life don’t sit on your hands. Instead work hard at doing what’s right, for the slacker will end up working to make someone else succeed" - Proverbs 12: 24 (TPT) "The slacker wants it all and ends up with nothing, but the hard worker ends up with all that he longed for" - Proverbs 13:4 (TPT)
"Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living" - 2 Thessalonians 3: 11-12 (TPT)
4. Living a Holy Life
"Because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” - 1 Peter 1:16 (NKJV)
This is the most important point because without holiness no man will see God. You have to stay pure in 2019 and throughout your life on Earth. Pure mentally and physically because in 2019 it will only get worse in the world with wickedness. The distractions will increase in every way throughout this year, thus it is important to keep your eyes on Jesus. Spending more time with Jesus in the secret place and worshipping Him will keep you from falling into sin. If you are reading this and you are single man or woman it is critical that spending more time with Jesus has to increase.
"God’s will is for you to be set apart for him in holiness and that you keep yourselves unpolluted from sexual defilement. Yes, each of of you must guard your sexual purity with holiness and dignity, not yielding to lustful passions like those who don’t know God" - 2 Thessalonians 4: 3 -5 (TPT)
The devil is taking Christians out because they do not stay in the word, as a result, they are not strong when temptation comes. Stay on Fire and in the presence of Jesus, therefore consistent devotional times every day. But not only in the mornings as well as in the evenings and throughout the day. Constantly renewing your minds in 2019 to The Word of God and when that happens holiness becomes your natural.
5. Expecting The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching" - Luke 12: 35-37 (NKJV)
If you do not apply point number 3 then you will not be ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ. In reality, the second coming of Christ should make you do point number 1-3 with passion. The Fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom and having in your mind Jesus is returning soon will keep you from doing anything against the Word of God. Nevertheless, in Luke 12: 25-37 something stuck out to me while reading it, the verse explains "Blessed are those servants, whom the master, when he comes, will find watching." When you are watching out for something that means you are in anticipation and preparation to meet whatever you are watching. For example, when you are ordering food at a restaurant and the waitress says I will be back shortly with your meal. You are at that table preparing yourself and anticipating for the food to come out WHY? because the waiter said she is coming back. Jesus Christ is coming back that is a promise He stated that in John 14:2-3:
"In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also" - John 14:2-3 (NKJV)
I am very passionate regarding the End Times and based off scripture Jesus Christ will not return in 2019, because some Bible prophecies still have to be fulfilled. I will give you a few: (1)The Third Temple in Israel has not been build, (2) The AntiChrist has not been revealed, and (3) The Middle East Peace Plan the AntiChrist will sign has not been revealed. Now that is just a few but that is for another post, however, we are very close to His Second Coming. They are already talking about the Middle East Peace Plan to be revealed THIS YEAR and they already making preparations for the Third Temple. Also, Russia, Iran, and Turkey are at the doorstep of Israel in Syria. They are the countries prophesied to invade Israel and Jesus will return to defeat them (Read Ezekiel 38, 39 and Psalms 83).
So, what holy life you should be living when we see all these things taking place in the world. Wake Up! and Be Ready because you do not want to be caught off guard like the 5 foolish virgins in Matthew 25. Stay Focus, Mind Your Business, Live a quiet life, and Live Holy then you will be ready for His Return.
6. Soul Winning
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise" - Proverbs 11: 30 (KJV)
..."Speak the truth and you’ll save souls..." - Proverbs 14:25 (TPT)
It is important for you to win souls in 2019! That is the job of every Born Again believer not just in the five fold ministry. While you are at work, the store, or at school you are to be a light and be a witness. Time is running out and people do not have the grasp of eternity beating in their hearts. That is why it is up to every Christian to be a Soul Winner, because you can reach people that other Christians can not reach. Such as, your family members and your co-workers etc, therefore I encourage you to become a Soul Winner. There are a crown waiting in Heaven called "The Crown of Rejoicing" as known as "The Soul Winners Crown" for all soul winners. I want this crown and I know every believer want something to show for their lives on this earth. Start Today! Praise God!
Have a Blessed Start to 2019.
If you have read this devotional and you are not saved or have areas in your life that you know if Jesus would return today. Then you will not be going to Heaven. Remember Jesus loves you and want you to spend eternity with Him in Heaven. Time is running out , therefore Do not put off repenting one more day. Repeat this Prayer:
Dear Jesus, I repent and surrender 100% of my life to you. Come into my heart. Forgive me of my sins. I believe you have died for me. I believe you are risen from the dead. I believe you are coming back for me. From this day forward I live my life for you and you only. I am Saved. I am Born Again. I am Forgiven and I am on my way to Heaven because I have Jesus in my heart. Amen.
If you repeated that prayer I want to tell you as a minister of The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your Sins are Forgiven!!!! Welcome to The Family and Send me a Message. Love you!
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