One of the most selfish prayers......

[farouk]

7 hours ago, LastDaysJames said:

I used to pray it; we sing it in songs.... then one day God showed me that I was praying selfishly! I used to pray....

"Lord come quickly or soon"

That is a selfish prayer with so many about to miss the rapture, and be destroyed! God never said to pray like that; however He did tell us how to pray in the last days.....

"Lord, send workers into the field for they are ripe for the harvest" In other words, pray that people get saved; pray that God sends evangelists to those that are lost!

Here's another:

"God bless me and my wife

Fred and his wife,

Us four,

No more,

Amen."

[lrs68]

The belief is that Jesus returns or that one phase of the Rapture will take place as soon as the Times of the Gentiles is fulfilled.

 

So I pray, "come on God, save that last Gentile so this will finally end "

[farouk]

36 minutes ago, lrs68 said:

The belief is that Jesus returns or that one phase of the Rapture will take place as soon as the Times of the Gentiles is fulfilled.

 

So I pray, "come on God, save that last Gentile so this will finally end "

We do need to 'redeem the time'.....(Ephesians 5.16).......

[lrs68]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

We do need to 'redeem the time'.....(Ephesians 5.16).......

There's also been 2,000 years of Gentiles being saved.   I figure there's a specific number that will be saved and when we reach that number things will change.

 

I just wish it would happen now 😔 

[farouk]

Just now, lrs68 said:

There's also been 2,000 years of Gentiles being saved.   I figure there's a specific number that will be saved and when we reach that number things will change.

 

I just wish it would happen now 😔 

Well, meanwhile we need to 'occupy till I come'.....(Luke 19.13)

[Orion]

9 hours ago, LastDaysJames said:

I used to pray it; we sing it in songs.... then one day God showed me that I was praying selfishly! I used to pray....

"Lord come quickly or soon"

That is a selfish prayer with so many about to miss the rapture, and be destroyed! God never said to pray like that; however He did tell us how to pray in the last days.....

"Lord, send workers into the field for they are ripe for the harvest" In other words, pray that people get saved; pray that God sends evangelists to those that are lost!

I don't know if selfish is the right word.

For instance: I cried out and prayed to the Lord to save me; was I being selfish?  I cry out and pray to the Lord regularly to save my lost family, friends, co-workers, and personal enemies; am I being selfish?  I cry out and pray regularly to the Lord to strengthen my repentance and increase my faith that I might continue to be effective in serving Him as light and salt in a dark and hurting world for another day; am I being selfish? 

Christians have been praying for Jesus to return for nearly 2,000 years; have we all been selfish? 

Was the prophet apostle John being selfish when he prayed for Jesus to come when he wrote, "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Yeshua."? (Rev. 22:20).

Yeshua is the Blessed Hope of everyone in the Body of Christ. We all want Him to come, we all know He is going to come, and we all have confident assurance that when He does come it is going to be a most spectacular event which inaugurates our glorious presence with Him, and we beging to enjoy Him in glory forever. 

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Yeshua. ♥ Peace

[LastDaysJames]

When you cried out to God... no, you are not selfish. What I am saying is it is selfish to pray that Jesus raptures us out of this world quickly, while there are still people that need Jesus living on the earth.

[LastDaysJames]

12 hours ago, farouk said:

Here's another:

"God bless me and my wife

Fred and his wife,

Us four,

No more,

Amen."

I did say "ONE" of the most selfish prayer.... there are others.

[Orion]

1 minute ago, LastDaysJames said:

When you cried out to God... no, you are not selfish. What I am saying is it is selfish to pray that Jesus raptures us out of this world quickly, while there are still people that need Jesus living on the earth.

The rapture, harpodzo, or gathering, or snatching away, however you prefer saying it, will occur when the Lord returns. 

[LastDaysJames]

8 minutes ago, Orion said:

The rapture, harpodzo, or gathering, or snatching away, however you prefer saying it, will occur when the Lord returns. 

I like how one preacher worded it.... The Rapture is when Jesus comes FOR is church, the return of Jesus is when He comes WITH his church!

But whatever you believe.... this is not the right topic to get into it, there are other subjects for that.