I come from everlasting (the ancient past) to make known to you how much I have (unchangingly and endlessly) loved you: from everlasting to everlasting.
Jeremiah 31:3Psalm 28:7Revelation 3:10-11 (paraphrased)
Indeed,My Love for you is EVERLASTING…
… even they (your/My enemies) will learn that it’s you
I’ve loved and will acknowledge how much I love you.
BECAUSE you have kept My Word in passionate patience by actively waiting and trusting Me, I will help you and keep you fromthe hour of trial which is intended to test those who live on the earth.I AM coming and I come quickly…hold tight to what you’ve been given …
While this blog speaks to the end of time, it is NOT a doom’s day, rapture scare. As much as God wants us to choose Him – to choose life with and in Him, to choose the LIFE that He IS – He wants the choice to be love-filled (through the knowledge of Him), NOT fear-based. God wants the choice to be based on love for God that stems solely from the Love of God, the very LOVE that God IS. I don’t reckon He will have us any other way 💖.
This blog, and its subsequent parts, is fruitfully served as an encouragement to all virgin-servants … to strengthen our hands and knees: dear virgin-servant, eat, drink, be strengthened!
The term virgin-servant is used to depict the 2 descriptive categories of the same people represented in the parable of the 10 virgins and that of the 3 servants (the parable of the talent) – both parables can be found inMatthew 25:1-31(consider reading this for reinforced context).
By definition (at the base level), a virgin-servant refers to any man, woman, or child who has lived, currently lives, and will yet live on earth aka The Time Zone – this is a common ground for all virgin-servants.
Life on earth is but one of the commonalities across all virgin-servants. Others include:
- Time as well as The Test of Time
- The Invitation to a FUTURE with and in God
- The WAIT
- HOPE, and
- God’s Arrival
This first part of the blog-series is a foundation for all that I’ll be sharing. To get us started, let’s take a look at a few note-worthy points about the TIME piece. 🙂
TIME
- There was a BEFORE Time … before the morning and evening of the first day. There was a BEFOREGenesis 1:5– a Timeless Zone.
- There is and will be an AFTER Time – also, a Timeless Zone.
- In between the beginning of Time and the end of Time isTODAY– a representation of each and every moment in the Time Zone.
- The Time Zone, along with its tribulations, trials, and affliction (the test of time or the hour of trial), is NOT everlasting. It is timed and has an end –Daniel 11:40, Revelation 10:6.
- The Time Zone (earth) is a valley of trouble … a form of desert, a wilderness, AND our being here is part of God’s plan –Hosea 2:14-15(VOICE)💖.
… I’ll lead her out into the wilderness where we can be alone, and I will speak right to her heart and try to win her back … then I’ll give her back her vineyards; I’ll turn the valley of Achor … this valley of Trouble, into a gateway of HOPE …
Hosea 2:14-15(VOICE)
God’s thoughts and plans for each virgin-servant are NOT limited to TODAY; they transcend the Time Zone.
I know what I AM doing. I have it all planned out – plans to take care of you and not abandon you, plans to give you an expected end: the future you hope for … a FUTURE and a HOPE, never forget that.
Jeremiah 29:11(MSG, KJV, VOICE)
Beyond this valley of trouble … beyond this earthly desert/wilderness is the Promised Land – a FUTURE, an AFTER party Time … and we’ve been invited to it!
THE OPEN INVITATION
In line with the thoughts, plans, and purpose of His heart, God extends an invitation (a call) to all virgin-servants …
… in the case of the 10 virgins described inMathew 25:1-13, it was the invitation to an everlasting marriage feast slated to fully commence upon the arrival ofThe Bridegroom.
… in the case of the 3 servants described in Matthew 25: 13-31, it was an investment opportunity – an invitation to invest in a FORVER DEAL with an everlasting payday slated to fully kick in upon the arrival ofThe Master (Mara d’Atra) of the House .
In both cases, as it is with us (all virgin-servants), it is an invitation to God’s glorious excellence –2 Peter 1:3B-4. It is an invitation to an unending, EVERLASTING, eternal LIFE – a glorious FOREVER FUTURE that fully begins with the arrival of God,The Master-Bridegroom.
your Maker is yourBridegroom– Jehovah Sabaoth is His Name, your Redeemer (and thus Master) is The Holy One of Israel, known as God of the whole earth.
Isaiah 54:5 (MSG)
Anyone (man, woman, child … virgin-servant) who believes in Jesus, The Lamb and Word of God, accepts this invitation – John 3:16– THIS is the ONLY means of accepting God’s invitation.
What would have become of me had I not believed (had I not accepted God’s invitation) with the sure HOPE that I will see the goodness of the LORD in the Land of the Living.
Psalm 27:13
It is important to note that:
- The FUTURE to which we have been invited was established BEFORE the beginning of time –Revelation 13:8. To mean that ALL that was required to make this invitation possible and to guarantee that this FUTURE is available to us was completed (accomplished) since the foundation of the earth, even when it was void and without form(Genesis 1:2)… before time began.
God completed (accomplished) ALL the work needed to secure this FUTURE for us, after which He rested –Genesis 2:2-3. Having done ALL, God rested – He entered into and remained in a place of REST, the very same REST He invites us to enter into now and fully at the end of time. This REST is the FUTURE with and in Him that we’ve been called to.
- The FULL expression of this FUTURE begins at the end of time.
The end of time exactly coincides with the arrival of God,The Master-Bridegroom –Matthew 25:6. This MIDNIGHT point is and marks the FULL START of our glorious EVERLASTING FUTURE with and in God – it is the end where We begin, the dawn of a new and unending day! Zechariah 14:7
THE WAIT
What stands between us and the promise of this secured FUTURE and FOREVER place is Time, TODAY – the Time Zone. The Time Zone is a waiting area/period however, we cannot afford to wait idly. This wait time comes with tests (the test of time): trials, tribulations, afflictions, and they are many – Psalm 34:19.
Sufficient for each day (TODAY)
Matthew 6:34B(KJV, NLT, AMPC)
is the evil and trouble thereof.
However many these troubles and afflictions are, we are NOT left alone to be sitting/waiting ducks … The LOVE that God IS (God Himself) gives us Water (Justice) in this wilderness, He gives us Rivers (Righteousness) in this desert –Amos 5:24, Isaiah 43:20B-21. The LOVE that God IS (God Himself) makes sure we are NOT without help –Isaiah 41:10(AMPC) and He assures of thisrepeatedly:
… for God Himself has said: I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support.I will not,I will not, I will notto any degree leave you helpless, nor forsake you, nor relax My hold on you! Assuredly NOT!
Hebrews 13:5B(AMPC)💖
To help us stand (wait out) the test of time, each virgin-servant is given a bubbling spring – Rivers of Living Water! This is what enables us get through the troubles, trials, and afflictions of the Time Zone, all the way to the expected end.
This bubbling spring, this Rivers of Living Water, is how weWAIT– it’s how we make it through the WAITand have our strength renewed…
Those who WAIT for (expect, look for, and HOPE in) the LORD will change and renew their strength … they lift up their wings and rise up like eagles rising up toward the SUN (The SUN of righteousness – Malachi 4:2💖) … they get fresh strength, they run (as the righteous runs –Proverbs 18:10and) don’t get tired. They walk with God and don’t lag behind.
Isaiah 40:31 (AMPC, MSG)
Thank God for God. Specifically, for the LOVE that He IS and the MERCY that He gives –Lamentation 3:22-23– the result of both gifts is the daily, hourly, momently renewed strength, which is how we make it through TODAY … and how we get to the end as expected.
HOPE
The bubbling spring – The Fountain of Living Water – that we’ve been given is HOPE. In the case of the 10 virgins, it was the Oil. In the case of the 3 servants, it was the Talent/Coin. In both cases, as it is with all virgin-servants,what we’ve been given is HOPE.
HOPE is Godliness– it is a nature and quality of God that God wants us to have BECAUSE we need it, thus God provides it. Each virgin-servant has been given and as such has an appointed HOPE: Hebrews 6:18-19 (AMPC).
The HOPE we’ve been given is needed for TODAY. It is an eternal Coin – a currency of the Timeless Zone that is needed (required) and spent (used, applied) in the Time Zone. Without HOPE, the expected end (both getting there AND as God expects) is impossible otherwise.
The sure HOPE referenced inPsalm 27:13reaches into the very heart of God, where there is no veil, no distance. THIS SURE HOPEcarries us into the very certainty of God’s Presence! The Beauty of His Holiness! The GLORY OF GOD!💖
… those who take refuge in Him (those who HOPE in Him, who put their trust in Him) have mighty indwelling STRENGTH and strong encouragement to grasp and hold fast the HOPE appointed for us and set before us …
Hebrews 6:18-19(AMP/C)
…THIS HOPE issafe,SUREand steadfast. It can NOT slip, it can NOT break under whatever pressure bears upon it – impenetrable! It reaches farther and enters into the most holy place in which the very Presence of God dwells, within the veil.
Getting to The Expected End is important to God – He wants us to get there. It is for this reason that the HolySpirit was given –John 16:7– it is why the HolySpirit has come and is here.
The HolySpirit is the HOPE of our calling – the HOPE of God’s invitation.
The HolySpirit is the ONLY source and continuous / ceaseless Supply of Oil (HOPE) –Zechariah 4:6
Keep in mind that this continuous Supply/Source of Oil is God; He is the God of HOPE –Romans 15:13. His Name is Flowing Oil –SOS 1:3. His Name is Jesus Christ, the HOPE of Glory –Colossians 1:27. His Name is the Word of God – Revelation 19:13 … Jehovah Sabaoth! 💖
God, The Word of God, and The HolySpirit are ONE –I John 5:7. In other words, God is the Word and Spirit that HE IS. With God being HOPE, it is accurate to say that The HolySpirit is HOPE and the ONLY Source and ceaseless Supply of Oil (HOPE).
Furthermore, the HolySpirit is the Engagement Ring and thus the proof of the Bridegroom’s arrival – the proof that the marriage feast will happen. He is the Guarantee/Down-Payment of the Promise – the FOREVER payday as well as the proof that the Master of the House will return. He is the Fore-Taste of our God-given FUTURE of eternity with God.
Truly, The HolySpirit is the evidence of things hoped for: FAITH. He is HOPE. He is LOVE: the everlasting love with which God loves us, the very LOVE that God IS! 💖
FAITH (God), HOPE (God), and LOVE (God) – indeed, only these three (and those who partake of, are born of, are sustained by, and cling to them) can withstand the test of time and will remain when time ends.
… until perfection comes, when we are face-to-face with God (and within the veil), we have these three things to lead us toward that consummation:FAITH, HOPE, LOVE– the three choicest graces remain and last forever.
1 Corinthians 13:12B-13(AMP/C, MSG, TPT, NLT)
FAITH is the voice (The Word) of LOVE and the evidence of what we HOPE for: LOVE. Whether we realize it yet or not, what all virgin-servants HOPE for is LOVE. FAITH stems from LOVE, leads to LOVE, and is LOVE. I say all this to say that these three choicest graces are inseparable and in unison – to speak of one is to speak of the others.
While the emphasis of this multi-blog series is HOPE, keep in mind that this focus on HOPE represents ALL we’ve been given by God – FAITH, HOPE, LOVE … GOD! 💖
We’ll pick this up in part 2! #ExcitedMuch
Rivers in the Desert 
Great work. Filled with super revelations . Blessed be the name of the LORD
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