A Calling Out

Yesterday morning I read an article about the coming days here on earth and the spiritual battle taking place that rocked me to the core. The article spoke of the days of Noah recorded in Genesis 6 throught the account in Matthew 24:37-39 as follows. "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be."

As I read on I saw these words, "Some form of restraining force has been removed from our country (America) that has sheltered us from this realm and dimension of spiritual darkness on a broad basis. It has been seen in isolated areas and circumstance but not as widespread as we are about to witness. We must prepare now to meet this incredible challenge. This level of hostile opposition will require the Lord's Bride to enter a level of maturity belonging to "the fullness of Christ" and absolute demonstration of the Lord's victory over death, hell and the grave."

For some time now I have sensed a "calling out" of believers, who are being awakened to a life set apart from the daily life in the natural. Believers who sense something more is taking place in the spiritual realm than what is taking place here on earth. Believers comitted to stepping out in faith to follow Christ. Believers called to intercessory prayer.

A new determination welled up in me and I fell to my face in prayer. I want that fullness of Christ, that maturity in Him. I do not want Christ's return to catch me in my comfortable chair. I want to be fully clad in armor; fully engaged in battle. Lord, may it be so today and all my days.