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work of God. Others, such as Stephen,
even gave their very lives; and their
rewards were great. While cruel
men were stoning Stephen, he saw
the glory of God; and he cried out,
Behold, I see the heavens opened,
and the Son of man standing on
the right hand of God (Acts 7:56).
Stephen had completely cooperated
with God, and he considered it a great
honor to lay down his life for his Lord.
Could you be a Stephen?
Don’t Look Back
God has sent judgments again
and again because of people not
cooperating with Him. Sodom and
Gomorrah were full of wicked people,
and God was going to destroy them.
He offered people a way of escape;
but only three people, Lot and his two
daughters, cooperated with Him. God
sent two angels to lead them out, and
Lot’s wife started to follow along; but
she looked back and turned into a
pillar of salt. She had been told not to
look back, but she didn’t listen.
Many people today will fail to make
the Rapture because they will look
back. Oh, they may have cooperated
with God at one time, but they will
not be cooperating in those last few
countdown moments. Like Lot’s wife,
they will be looking back. That is why
Jesus said, Remember Lot’s wife
(Luke 17:32).
Man and woman as a whole don’t
want to cooperate with God. They
don’t want to live holy or do God’s
will. They want to do what they want
to do and plan their own lives, and
they don’t want God to interfere. Yes,
people can go their own way, but the
consequences are deadly.
This is not the Lord’s society, and
you can’t blame Him for all the awful
things going on in the world today.
He has given everything to try to get
people to cooperate with Him. He even
sent the Holy Spirit, the third person
in the Trinity of the Godhead, to live
inside all who would accept Him. He
is to be our comforter, guide, teacher
and best friend; but so many people
have rejected Him. And I will pray
the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever...which is
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send in my name, he shall
teach you all things, and bring
all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you
(John 14:16,26).
In spite of that, so many so-called
Christians are just limping along
day after day without enjoying the
abundant life Jesus brought because
they won’t cooperate with Him or
the Holy Spirit. They won’t live holy,
dedicated and consecrated to God; and
they won’t abide in His love and grace.
How sad.
Cooperate with God Today
If you haven’t been cooperating
with God, it is no wonder your life is
miserable. Some of you may be about
to die, but God spared you to read
this message...and it may be your
last chance. The Bible says, My spirit
shall not always strive with man
(Genesis 6:3). Today is the day for you
to get saved and decide to cooperate
with your Maker. There is no life in
following self and the devil, only death.
Raise your hand and say the
sinner’s prayer with me now: Oh, God,
save my soul. I haven’t cooperated
with you, and I’m on my way to total
destruction. Please, God, I don’t want
to die and go to hell. I believe Jesus
Make your fifinal choice.