TEXT: Hosea 10:12
- It is time
- Time is running out Colossians 4:5
- Time is being wasted Romans 13:11
- Wasted in spiritual laziness, dullness (Matthew 13:15; Acts 26:27; Hebrews 5:11-14), apathy & distractions
- Time is getting more evil Ephesians 5:16
- Our current day is evil
- Others have previously experienced greater evil Genesis 6:5-8; 13:13
- Others in the future will suffer worse evils than these
- To seek the Lord
- To follow after the Lord
- To frequent the presence of the Lord
- To favor the reverence of the Lord
- Because the Lord is coming
- He is coming in the clouds to receive His believers to Himself Acts 1:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18
- He is coming to the earth to bring judgement against sin Revelation 19:11-16
- He is coming to the earth to rule & reign in righteousness forever
- He began to rule in the hearts of all who believe forever
- He will rule on earth physically & it will be forever Revelation 20:4-6; Isaiah 9:6-7
- He never will relinquish His rule once He begins to rule forever Luke 1:30-33; Daniel 7:13-14; Micah 4:7; Revelation 11:15