- Daniel 12: 7 The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.”
Creation has to keep the ‘time,’ and people have to keep the ‘time’ too. It is the same when it comes to the seasons. The winter has come when snow blizzards are rampant, but if you alone go against time and wear summer clothes, there will ultimately be health issues, so it will be your loss. It is the same with the disease. If you treat it at the right, even a dying person can live. But if you fail to keep the time, a person who should have lived, might die. In Ecclesiastes chapter 3, it is written, There is a time to save and a time to kill. If you miss the time, both your spirit and body will go to [the domain of] death. There are times when you shake in faith and get discouraged. If you don’t get a firm hold of yourself at such times, you will fall straight into [the domain of] death.
In regards to the time, there are times when God uses you and when He looks for you. There is also a time when the Lord uses you. But if you miss these times and act on your own time instead, you will indeed become the person who misses the time. The time when God calls you is your time, so you must absolutely act at this time. Time is truly powerful. This is because, according to the times the universe, creation, Earth, and people exist; God’s salvation history and the rapture history are carried out; and death and life are all determined. God always works according to ‘time.’ It is said that the Messiah works with two things. They are ‘God’s Will’ and ‘God’s time.’ If there is anyone who keeps the time accurately, it is first, ‘the Messiah,’ and second it is the ‘John the Baptist who prepares the way and makes the Messiah’s path straight.’ The time period and the Messiah are received according to the times, but in the history of the New Testament, John the Baptist failed to do this. He failed at receiving ‘the Messiah’ according to the times.
You must act and live with the Lord according to God’s time. Only then can you avoid judgment and receive blessings instead. The person whom the Lord likes the most is someone who keeps the time in whatever he does, someone who comes to life at the right time when he is told to come to life, and someone who acknowledges me when he is asked to acknowledge me. Such a person is ‘someone who runs and works hard with the Lord.’ ‘The time’ is an absolute law of God. Therefore, if you don’t keep the time or don’t know the times, you might also be unable to survive. Or, you might survive but you will just live at a lower level than [where you were].
Within the time, there is the most important time. In other words, it is the time of transition. The transition between time periods is so very important. The transition between time periods is like riding in a car and getting out of that car to get into a different car. The time when you are riding in a car is not important. The time when you get out of a car, in order to get into a different car, is the most important. People do not center on God’s time but run with their lives on the line according to their own time. And when all things come to pass, it will be after God has already passed you by. You go according to your time by looking at the clock. But God’s time is much faster than that kind of time. It is written in the Bible, “It happens earlier than you think.” You must work promptly according to the time. You must center on God’s time. The Jews kept their faith firm and strong according to their time, but they failed to center on God’s time. God’s time arrived faster than they had anticipated. The Bible explained this with a parable. The owner went abroad to receive sovereign power, but he came earlier than the people had anticipated and he watched them. In this way, God’s time comes quickly. That is why I am telling you to be in sync with God’s time.
I hope that all of you will keep the ‘time.’ If you keep the time, God, the Holy Spirit, and the Lord will all be happy. Why do you have to keep the time? It’s because the one who keeps the time gains. If you keep the time, you gain no matter what. If you don’t keep the time, you lose no matter what. That is why you have to keep the time.
Each of you must absolutely follow the time that comes to you. If a nation does not keep the time, it will incur national losses. In this way, an individual who fails to keep the time will incur losses. You must be sure to keep the ‘time that comes to you.’ Even though people experience so much, they don’t know how important time is. So they don’t know what it is that they failed to gain by not keeping God’s time. If you miss the time in the world of faith, you cannot gain eternity. That is, you cannot gain what you should possess for eternity.
I hope that you will study about time and achieve the ‘resurrection of keeping the time.’ By doing so, I hope that you will gain the things you should gain. As for the many things about time, the Holy Spirit will also inspire individuals to let them realize and take action. I bless all of you to be people who always keep the ‘time of everyday life.’