Not Finished Yet - I Am a Work In Progress - Be Patient With Me

What is your first thought, emotion when you think of the possibility that Jesus might come back in three days?

In the last few days you heard more and more news coverage in TV about the predictions of Harold Camping that the judgment day is May 21, 2011.  The followers of Harold Camping spent their own money for bench ads, bus ads and big billboard ads to get people’s attention of the second coming of Jesus.

I really don’t want to go into details about what the bible says and what not. I’m not interested in a theological debate. Over the years I learned that if people want to explain and support their believes they will find a way and scriptures to support their point. You either take the Bible as a whole, or is senseless. To pick and choose some parts to support your ideology is not right.

Could God reveal to someone his second coming if he wish to? Yes – He did send Jonah to Nineveh to save those people. God is Almighty and he can choose to do whatever pleases him.

For me the question is not whether Jesus is coming back on May 21, 2011 but whether you are ready for his coming?

It absolutely amazes me Jesus’ behavior from his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane to his death on the Cross. Jesus didn’t defend himself, he gave up his privileges being one with God, he gave up his powers and endured the rejection, denial, pain, contempt and in the end death for me and you.

Though he was God, de did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal death on a cross. ~ Philippians 1:6-8 (NLT)

Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? ~ Matthew 26:53 (NLT)

Jesus gave up all his privileges and powers, so that we can set be free and become children of God. He could of … just ask for thousands of angels … what a show would of that have been. He could of prove it that he is the Son of God to all those who didn’t believed him. We know that everything was created in him, Jesus, and for him. He was there at the creation when “Let it be” was mentioned and the entire universe instantly was created.   We just don’t understand what does it mean to be God, have the supernatural powers to strike with one word and all would be death … yet, Jesus gave up everything, he didn’t even responded to the accusations against him. He always affirmed his authority. Whenever he was asked if he really was the Son of God, he would affirm their questions. He never denied his authority, but didn’t defend himself.

While mostly in his trial he was quite, Jesus had seven very important sentences which show us and teach us deep Godly principles.

When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “it is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit. ~ John 19:30 (NIV)

Do you realize that Jesus didn’t say I am finished, but IT is finished? The scope for his coming was to make a way to the Father, to restore the broken relationship between God and us, Jesus came to pay for our sins, Jesus came to bridge the gap between us and God and when he hang on the cross he finished all that he came for. He fulfilled the prophecies and paid the price for our sins, Jesus was offered as a sacrifice for our Salvation. The Lamb of God, the one who knew no sin, becomes sin for us.

I am forever thankful that Jesus didn’t gave up mid way, when the road was really hard, when they mocked him, when they spit on him, when they flogged him, when they put the crow of thorns on him…Jesus could of ask the Father to rescue him. And if Jesus would of asked -angels would of come and rescue him - but Jesus finished the purpose of his coming. Jesus Finished what we couldn’t.

When in your circumstances you might feel that you are finished…how often do we use that paragraph: “I am finished”… When you feel that you can’t make the next step, when you feel that there is no hope…remember, Jesus on the cross finished it all….for you and me.

Simon, Simon, satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers. ~ Luke 22:31-32

Think about this:
“______(fill your name here), ______(fill your name), satan has asked to sift you like wheat (you know exactly when you feel that your shaken more then you can take).
But I (Jesus) pleaded in prayer for you, ______ (fill your name), that your _______ ( fill in: your faith, your trust, your health, your marriage, your finances, your XXXX fill in) should not fail.
So when you have repented [because on your own - you just couldn’t stand and you felt: when things didn’t turned out the way you tought, when God didn't moved circumstances the way you thought he should … you doubted if God even exist, maybe just like Peter you even denied God, or when you been betrayed you wondered if you should ever trust again, when cancer hit your family too, or when your partner walked out, or maybe you walked out of your marriage, when your financial situation just didn’t worked out, you lost your job, you______(fill in) and in those circumstances you failed],
but when you realized you messed up everything - repented and turned to me (Jesus) again [ because you realized that you need Jesus more then ever, more then anything and when you turned back he (Jesus) was waiting for you, when you made one step toward Jesus he made all of the rest to reach you and he strengthened you] then strengthen your brothers [those who are in pit now, be merciful to them because Jesus died for them too, because Jesus is pleading for them too, help them to get back to Jesus].