stay awake

I want to encourage every Christian to stay awake and do the works of Jesus in the earth like never before. We cannot be asleep in our generation like so many before us and lose ground for the kingdom of God. If the world is getting so corrupt and vile then so the church must be become so much more powerful and pure. We see the world shaking it’s fist at God and asking the church, “where is your God”?

The enemy wants the church asleep and therefore ineffective. Only when we are sleeping will the enemy take ground.

Matt 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Notice a couple of things about this passage; it’s “while men slept…” the enemy came in and sowed tares. We are called to be children of the light and are to work while it is day. If we fall sleep that means we must lie down and close our eyes. The enemy works in darkness and is hindered when Christians are standing up. When we sleep our heart rate slows down. This is the time when Christians become distracted by the things of the world and their heart isn’t beating as fervently for the Lord.

Remember that the enemy is a roaming lion seeking to devour. He is constantly busy trying to reap a harvest in the present generation, but we are called to preach this gospel in the entire world and to show forth the praises of Him that has called us out of darkness

Stay awake in this hour. Do not allow yourself to be lulled to sleep and therefore giving place to the enemy to come and sow his seed. I believe the church was sleeping when Hitler came to power, in 1962 when prayer was taken out of schools,  in 1973 when a lawyer lied about the unborn and abortion was legalized.

THIS IS THE HOUR TO ARISE out of sleep and slumber and spread the gospel with mighty power and demonstration.

~ by bromatt on April 20, 2009.