What are we doing about Thursday? This post isn’t necessarily about fasting but I thought it would be appropriate today. If you are following us in the 31 Days of Fasting in January, you can catch up on missed posts here! Please read this true story and let God speak to your heart.
Several weeks ago, my sister-in-law, Dixie, told a true story about a young man in her church and it truly touched many hearts. I hope it blesses you today and causes us all to pause and consider the coming of the Lord and our purpose until He comes. And could you do me a favor? Dixie has been in the hospital since the week before Christmas in serious condition. She is facing a very long recovery and needs the Lord to intervene. He has already done a marvelous work! Would you join us in prayer that He will help speed her healing time? Thank you, we know God is more than able and that He can use this for His glory.
This is Dixie’s explanation of the story with the young man:
A young mother in our church shared with us that when she went in on Monday morning to awaken her son for school that he sat up and asked, “What are we doing about Thursday?” She was puzzled, but asked what he meant.
He told her that the Lord was coming back on Thursday.
He could not say if he’d had a dream or if he had just been impressed by the Lord, but he was quite stirred by this.
He asked his mom, “Are we all ready? Have I told my friends how to be saved?”
This so stirred up our congregation last night; we had one young man receive the Holy Ghost and we had a teenage girl visiting who hadn’t been there for a few years; she prayed and made a new commitment to the Lord!
This was all because of a simple question,
Live every day like it is Thursday!
Of course we do not know that the Lord is coming back for His Church on a Thursday, the Bible is clear that no man knows the day or the hour that the Lord will return. Then, the question remains, why did this young boy, if I remember he was about 10 or 11 years old, why would he have such a dream?
There could be several reasons and there might not be a reason at all. Since he had been to church on Sunday, and it was now Monday morning that Mom was telling him to get up for school, it is likely that either his Sunday School teacher or Pastor had talked about the coming of the Lord. His tender heart immediately went to his friends, neighbors and even family members who were not ready to meet God and possibly he fell asleep praying for them and where they would spend eternity.
This was a child. So, I ask myself, am I as concerned as this young man was about the people I come in contact with on a daily basis? Do I care whether or not they are ready to meet God? Does it matter?
Yes.
It matters whether my heart is stirred for the lost. This is our purpose in being on this earth! Jesus came, He gave, He died, He rose again and then He sent The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to abide IN us. We became His ambassadors when we took on His name and we are to reflect His glory in all we do and say. I’m sure you have heard the phrase,
The goal is for you to introduce them to Jesus so that they can come to know Him and ultimately be ready for that Thursday, whenever it might be.
If the Lord can stir the heart of a pre-teen about His coming, shouldn’t we also be as sensitive to the voice of the Lord? Let us pray, and fast, that we are not so busy that we cannot hear what He is saying or what He is calling us to do in these Last Days. Fasting and prayer will draw us closer to Him, set our sights on eternal treasures and cause the things of this world to become much less important.
And one day soon, it will be Thursday and the Lord will come back for The Church!
Soon.
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Thank you so much for stopping by Kelly! My SIL is encouraged by the prayers of God’s people. They truly do make a difference. Blessings to you and thanks for the opportunity to share. ♥
How amazing that these words had such an impact! We should all wake up asking that question so we can be better disciples of spreading the Word and love of Jesus. Prayers to your family and sister-in-law. Thanks for sharing with #SocialButterflySunday! Hope to see you link up again this week 🙂
Good morning, neighbor! Yes, let’s live like it’s Thursday … like it’s the last day we have here on this planet.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus, come!
What a great reminder, Nanette! To always be living ready to “go” and ready to share Jesus!
Love this post. I found you on Social Butterfly today.
And, I will join you in prayer for Dixie and her healing/recovery.
Hope you have a blessed day~
Melanie
Thank you for stopping by, Debbie! He is coming one day, could be a Thursday 🙂 Blessings.
They are serious about more things than we give them credit sometimes, aren’t they? Thank you for visiting today!
From the mouth of a babe. I loved this story! It always warms my heart when I ask questions during our morning devotional and my six-year-old clearly answers me. I’ll be thinking about this post for some time, thank you for sharing!
Nannette- thanks for your post and provoking me to think on how or if I live each day as if Jesus would return. praying for Dixie as well….your neighbor at #WeekendWhispers