We often mention the rapture on our station, how Jesus said to watch and pray so that we might be counted worthy to escape all the things He spoke of and stand before the Son of Man (Luke 21:36). When we mention some of the ways to be counted worthy, it seems like a tall order for many.

We need to realize, however, that it is not our doing, but God's. We must allow Him to do the work, but it is indeed He who does it. God tells us, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship [We are the clay and He is the Potter], created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" (Eph. 2:8-10).

Paul said, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6).

God's law of seedtime and harvest applies to more than just financial prosperity. When we sow with a giving heart into the lives of others, the law of giving and receiving works powerfully. If we fast the way God wants us to fast and pray, which is for breaking yokes over others (Isa. 58:6), God promises that our "light will rise in darkness" (v. 10). He will satisfy our desires in the area where Satan has scorched our lives (v. 11). When we call out for help, God will answer (v. 9). We will be "like a watered garden" (v. 11) in which the waters of the Holy Spirit will flow freely. And we will realize, as did Zerubbabel, that it is "not by might nor by power" that we overcome, "but by My Spirit," says God (Zech. 4:6). What we sow into the lives of others we reap in our own lives. Yes, we can. We can overcome, by God's power in us.

We pray God's blessing of shelam and shalom upon our listeners and this prayer of blessing:

Father, grant understanding to our listeners, that they may grasp these profound truths, having ears to hear. We ask You to give them a heart to pray for and serve others, so that you may bless them with a harvest of spiritual growth in their own lives. Make them ready to be raptured out of the mess in which this world finds itself. We speak this part of Your holy Word in I Thessalonians 5:23-24 over our listeners: "Now may the God of peace [shalom] sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our [Divine Master] Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and HE also will bring it to pass." In Jesus' name, Amen.