Salient points:
- Know that God finishes what He started. Emulate Him.
- Live as if Jesus Christ will return tomorrow, but lead as if He will not return for 100 years
- Find your God-given destiny, follow your God-given destiny, and fulfill your God-given destiny. So, take time to choose your mountain carefully, climb your mountain continuously, and conquer your mountain completely.
- Pray for Israel’s salvation. Be part of God’s story.
First advice: Know that God finishes what He starts. Emulate Him.
God in Revelation 21:22 is finishing what He started - the story that began in Genesis 1 and 2 will have a perfect conclusion.
In Philippians 1:6, it says, He finishes what He started.
God finishes what He starts. God does not abort, does not abandon anything halfway.
Whenever there are moments of discouragements and distractions, keep reminding yourself that you’re a child of God.
Your Heavenly Father has a track record of finishing what He started.
You’re a child of God; therefore, you cannot abort, cannot abandon halfway. You must also finish what you started. Let this be your driving force because this comes from the character of God.
At the end of the day, the only thing we have in our high moments and our low moments is the character of God.
It is because of the character of God that there is such a thing called a “covenant” with God. If it is not for the character, the covenant means nothing.
The Bible is what we call the covenant. And the new covenant means nothing apart from a God who has a character.
So, keep in mind and understand that God finishes what He started.
Second advice: Live as if Jesus Christ will return tomorrow, but lead as if He will not return for 100 years.
To live as if Jesus Christ is coming tomorrow is to live a pure life. Live holy life.
Don't wait till tomorrow to settle your accounts. Keep short accounts and live your life as if Jesus Christ is coming today.
Lead your life as if He is not coming for the next 100 years.
As Martin Luther, the great reformer, said: Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
In a similar vein, Dr George Annadorai now spends a large part of his life planting trees on the land. A large part of his ministry in Israel is connected to the land and crops.
He does that because of what he knows is about to happen during the 7 trumpet judgments - that one third of the crops are going to be destroyed in Europe. During that moment in time, Europe that has so despised Israel, will be humbled by God and come to Israel for food. They will then be able to see Israel for who she really is.
(This is like what happened in the Book of Genesis, where God humbled the nations, and caused them to go to a boy called Joseph to receive from his hand “life”. This is what will happen in the latter times when the nations in Europe known as the breadbasket of the European continent see their crops fail in the coming days.)
As such, Dr George Annadorai is investing a large part of his time, resources and energy on the land planting crops. The crops are meant to feed the poor also.
Third advice: Find your God-given destiny, follow your God-given destiny, and fulfill your God-given destiny
Recall the parable of the wise and foolish virgins in Matthew 25.
What made both camps different? Both camps were virgins, and both carried oil.
What made the difference was one camp prepared themselves by carrying extra oil in case the Bridegroom was delayed in coming.
The other camp was foolish because they never asked the question what if the Bridegroom was delayed.
In the parable, the Bridegroom was delayed in coming. And one camp did not enough oil to carry them through.
It's a statement to you and I. There are so many different arguments: Jesus Christ is coming today, Jesus Christ is coming tomorrow, the rapture is today, the rapture is tomorrow.
It is essential that you and I carry enough oil because the Bridegroom is going to be delayed.
So, take this advice: Don't just be a faithful Christian, be a fruitful Christian.
Find your God-given destiny, follow your God-given destiny, and fulfill your God-given destiny.
Don't die before that.
What's the difference between us as Christians and everyone else? They die, we die.
The difference is they just die, but we die having fulfilled our God-given destiny.
It's like what the Apostle Paul said to Timothy: I have finished my race, I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, now I'm ready to go.
To put it another way, Paul was saying, I have found my God-given destiny, I have followed my God-given destiny, I have fulfilled my God-given destiny. Now I'm ready to die, and when I step up there, I will hear my Lord say to me, “well done, good and faithful servant”.
That “well done, good and faithful servant” is for those who have finished the race.
It is critically important that you in this hour take time to choose your mountain carefully, climb your mountain continuously, and conquer your mountain completely.
Don't settle for anything less.
Fourth advice: Partner with Israel, pray for Israel's salvation.
When you pray for the salvation of Israel, God hears. And He will remember your nation on account of your prayer for Israel’s salvation.
When Israel finally comes to the place of salvation, the book of revelation tells us, God will use the nation of Israel, along with the Church, to be a blessing to all nations.
That’s Israel’s call. According to Genesis 12: 3, and Genesis 22:80, Israel's call is to be a blessing to ALL the nations.
Now, we know the story of God.
The important thing for us is to become part of that story.
Step into God's story and be part of it.
VIDEO LINK: Mountain Movers Episode 29 | Rev Chapter 21-22 | The End of the Story | Dr George Annadurai - YouTube
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