Don't be scared to look up!

 Don't be scared to look up!

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thess 4:17-18 (KJV)

I was doing a little research on this and wanted to discuss.  There are alot of Christians who don’t believe in the rapture, and I myself had doubts at one time.  It does seem farfetched that we could all be just called away to be with God, but it is true.  One thing I have learned to do is to look up terms in the original Greek meaning.  The term “caught up” in greek is called Harpazo which literally means to be abducted or carried off.  The latin equal is Rapturo which obviously is where we get the term Rapture.
Now, I tell you all of that to let you know, that the idea of Rapture was not man made, we may have given it a name, but it clearly states in todays verses that if we are alive in that time we believers will skip death and go to be with God in the blink of an eye.
Don’t let people convince you that the rapture idea is a fairy tale because the idea was to give us hope in our times of stress and persecution.  To put it in “Steve” terms, its like if you were treading water in the ocean because your ship sank and  you knew that there was a rescue ship heading your direction, couldn’t you tread water longer with the hope of rescue?  Of course you could.  It’s those who don’t believe who are just treading water waiting on destruction with no hope, and actually they have hope they just choose not to accept HIM!
So, my question today is simple, are you looking to the sky for Jesus or are you just trying to get by in this world in the hopes that this life is it?  Jesus is real.  I can tell you that everytime I write a blog, I know that He exists.  According to a 2010 study, around 150000 people die every day.  If they didn’t know Jesus they are now in Hell.  I say that to let you know that if you don’t know Jesus and have never been convicted of your sins; all you have to do is tell God you are sorry, tell Him you know Jesus was His Son and He died on the cross and then rose again.  See yourself turn from your old life.  Read your bible and pray that God will reveal His will for your life.
If you know a lost person, please tell them about Jesus.  If you have the opportunity to speak to them about Jesus and don’t, you are possible taking a chance from them to ask for salvation.  Let your life be a living testimony of what a changed life looks like.  This is the best means of reaching the lost.