Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that takes not his cross and follows after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that finds his life shall lose it and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.
Therefore, if persons decide to remain true to God during these difficult days, we should read the next passages of scripture slowly and prayerfully with the understanding that the days of playing “In the river on the bank” are now almost over, for all intents and purposes. Throughout our very troubled, world there is one word that keeps recurring over and over again, and that’s Decision, Decision, Decision.
All of the decisions that persons now make would be culminating and converging during the times of Revelation chapter 13, because every time persons deliberately choose to do the right or wrong, those decisions serve to deepen and cement conviction of conscience, in either the good or bad direction.
Let us then form the habit by the grace of God, of making firm concrete decisions in favor of right, and one day soon, The God of heaven would lock in the pattern of choosing right permanently for eternity, during the sealing process. We therefore strongly advise, and encourage every saint, who names the name of Christ, to stand firm for the right under the most daunting circumstances because he that is faithful in that which is least will also be faithful in much.
Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!