Matt 24; 1John 1:7; Rev 1:20

• In many places in the Bible, Jesus is compared with the sun. Here in Matt 24 we read that a sign of the end-times is that the sun will darken. Does God's Word still have the same power in your life it had before? Can it still change your life? Does it still convict you of sin, so that you fall down on your face and confess and forsake it?
  May God's power abide amongst us to change the lives of our young people, that they may meet with God's holiness.
  We cannot be satisfied with anything less, than that the sun shines in our lives in its fullness and changes our lives. It is terrible if we sit under God's Word and God's light is clouded and does not have its life-changing power anymore. This is what sin does. It makes you blunt. The cloud of sin separates you from God and eventually you become accustomed to it.
  Oh, that we may we be diligent to remove sin from our lives.
  
  It is important to walk in the light.
  In the beginning of the revival God's light was dwelt upon repeatedly. God's light is so bright that it illuminates even the roots of the tree.
  Many don't like the message of walking in the light and the confession of sin, because they're harbouring sin in their lives.
  As soon as a cloud of sin comes between you and God, you immediately see the mistakes of your brother.
  The moment you don't walk in the light, darkness enters and it even shows on your face. Even if you put up a smile, it cannot be hidden, but those who walk in the light see past the hypocrisy.
  If we walk in the light, we have fellowship one with another. It creates a narrow bond of fellowship, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.
• Now as the moon reflects the sun, so the church reflects the beauty of Jesus. Paul was very severe with the Corinthian church, because they allowed sin in their midst. Sin mars the reflection of Christ. The church must reflect the beauty, purity and holiness of Jesus.
  In Rev 1:20, the seven stars are the angels or messengers responsible for the seven churches. In a similar way, preachers must lead the church in God's ways.
  You must be a messenger of Christ to purify and sanctify the church and not allow sin in the church. You are ordained to shepherd the flock. When one is lost, you must search and find it, and bring it back to the flock.
  Husbands are ordained to lead the household (wife and children) in the fear and ways of God. Your first concern must not be your business and money, but to lead your family in the ways of God.
  You need to instruct and teach them their responsibility before God. Lead them to the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  When you as a husband experience and see the responsibility on your shoulders, you will seek to fulfill it daily, and all other things will become secondary.
  May this be your daily prayer to be faithful in your responsibility.
  
  In 1John 2:19 we see that it is the spirit of antichrist to simply go your own way and say Jesus is leading you.
  Many will say, 'lord, lord', on the Judgement day, but He will say, 'I never knew you', and they will depart in shame.
  May we be concerned about this one thing, to be ready when He comes.