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How much convincing does it require before the church awakens to the fact that we are living in the days of the beginning of sorrows. Mt. 24:8 The prophetic utterances of the Word increase in their fulfillment daily. If anyone should be able to understand the time of the age, it is the church of the Lord. Too long, a lethargic spirit has ruled over the church. The time to awaken has arrived. The final works of the Lord increase in their intensity. He will work a mighty work in the lives of those who are alert and comprehend the time of the age. Rom. 13:11
For the church it is a time of change. What a catchy word, change. We have seen its power, it caught on and elected a president. Change has such a wide spectrum of meaning but for the church it will produce a complete alteration of the pattern of the Christian life as it is now practiced. Judgment brings change. The Spirit of the Lord will manifest Himself among His people, not to condemn but to institute a change. Sin in the church will be judged and a great spiritual cleansing accomplished. 1 Peter 4:17 Confession of and cleansing from sin, in the church, are always earmarks of revival and an ensuing might and manifestation of the power of the Lord.
Discerning the signs of the time we recognize that the darkness of the night is well along. The day of the Lord is nigh. Arise and cast off the old works of unrighteousness and iniquity. A darkness which is self imposed inasmuch as the depths of the Word are never explored. A day of reviving, of the glorious manifestations of the Spirit is about to dawn upon the world. It is time to be enlightened with truth and be clothed with the armor of light. Rom. 13:12
The New Man is found in those whose life has been altered and made completely new in Christ. It is a life lived in the atmosphere of the Spirit, for they have put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Their desires are toward things spiritual and not the carnal things of this world. Rom. 13:14.[END]112908.