The Snare

By THE SPIRIT it is written in Luke chapter 21:

34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 
35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 
36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy[fn] to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
37 And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet. 
38 Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him.

Jesus provided us with His daily schedule of ministry in this passage:  teach in the daytime, seek FATHER’S Voice and instruction while separated on the mountain during the night.  The Mount of Olives is where Ezekiel saw the Glory of THE LORD would remain until Jesus ascended from it at the end of His ministry.  As Jesus remained in the midst of the Glory with FATHER, He received valuable and timely instruction to minister to those with ears to hear and eyes to see.  This location was recorded in Ezekiel chapter 11:

 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.

Each of us needs to be refreshed as we minister life to those around us.  We must be on guard when the day signaling the end of the age has arrived.  We must protect our faculties which includes first and foremost the sensitivity of hearing FATHER’S Voice.  Drunkenness dulls that ability.  We are also warned about squandering resources during this time leading up to that fateful day.  Let us be good stewards on behalf of the Kingdom.

The snare is meant to minimize or remove our effective of ministry to others.  No matter what state we are in, let us sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others.  This is what Love does.  Jesus was beaten and in no condition to even carry His cross but that did not stop Him from completing the ministry He was sent to accomplish.  May our resolve lead and guide us in the same manner.  No snare can stop perfect Love from achieving its purpose.

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