I need God's gift.

Is this excerpt true-

' Not all who accept the truth of the Second Coming possess this spirit of rapture. Men may believe in the Lord’s return, preach His Second Coming, and pray for His return and yet not have this spirit. Even mature ones do not necessarily possess it. The spirit of rapture is the gift of God. '

Remember this?

Mat 7:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 

Mat 7:22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 

Mat 7:23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 

We've talked about this before, but I don't think we can talk about it enough really, seriously. I DON'T want to be among those who say those words! I DON'T want to be told to depart from my Savior!

I don't do many wonderful works, I don't cast out devils, I don't prophesize, at best I struggle to be Christ's.  Any Christian who isn't actively fighting the spiritual war should question their spirituality, right? We have examples in the Bible, examples of those who are persecuted over and over for their faith. We might not be in the same situation but that doesn't mean Satan isn't using his wiles on us in many other ways.  This---

Mat 24:37  But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

Mat 24:38  For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

Mat 24:39  And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

We eat, we drink, we are merry, and we are given in marriage…. We are for the most part kept from the severe persecution a lot of Christians today face in other countries. We live a bubble wrapped life and truly FEW will be saved from that bubble wrap existence, most will perish in when our Savior returns just as most perished in the flood.

I don't want to perish! I don't want to be among those rejected.

I need the gift of the Spirit through Jesus Christ my Lord!

More study on this tomorrow! All by His grace and mercy!

Forgive me.