Biblical Moments with Frank King

There seems to be increasingly more concern about the end of the world these days. Perhaps these concerns are being driven by current events, such as killer hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, tension between world leaders, etc.
On the other hand, these concerns about the end of the world are not being taken seriously by most. They are not causing people to come running to the church and accept Christ. By and large, just the opposite appears to be happening.
Christians have been talking about the return of the Lord for hundreds of years. Meanwhile, this old world just keeps on turning. And then you have the false prophets of the world. They keep making false predictions about the rapture and the end of the world. These tend to gender indifference to the subject of the Lord’s return and of the end of the world.
Mockers in the Last Days
In his second letter, Apostle Peter writes to the believers about the day of the Lord. Based upon his language, this will be a horrific day marked by the second coming of Christ.
About that day Peter writes, “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10, KJV).
Peter wrote the believers to stir up their remembrance of the words of the prophets and the apostles about this day. He warned them that mockers would come in the last days. They will mock the message of the day of the Lord’s return. God inspired Peter to address this subject to refute the naysayers and to affirm the certainty of the day of the Lord.
Only God Knows When
Of course, we have no idea when the second coming of Christ will occur. Neither do we know when the preceding event called the rapture of the church will occur. Jesus says only God knows the day or the hour. That’s why we should live each day as if the Lord will return today.
Also, that has some serious implications for the church. We must be diligent in the business of reaching the Lord. Because we don’t know the day or the hour the Lord is coming, we must regard soul-winning as a matter of urgency. But that’s not the attitude we see in most local churches today.
In John’s first epistle, he talks about the purifying effect upon those who look forward to the Lord’s return (1 John 3:2-3). The truth is that not everyone will be looking forward to that day. Only those who are prepared to meet Him will look forward to His return.

Sometimes, God’s ways won’t make much sense to you. It’s like you’re adding one and one and you’re getting three. This episode underscores the point that sometimes, God’s instructions or guidance to us will defy human logic.
A good example is recorded in the book of Genesis. God miraculously opened Sarah’s womb to bless Abraham with a son at the age of 100. Then God tested Abraham. He told him to offer young Isaac for a burnt offering.
This made no sense to Abraham. Isaac was Abraham’s miracle baby. He was God’s answer to Abraham’s complaint that he did not have a son to be his heir. How could Isaac become Abraham’s heir and be a burnt offering at the same time?
Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed the Lord. He had to believe that God knew what He was doing because Abraham surely didn’t know what God was up to.
Another Example
One of the most perplexing events in the Bible is the experience of Job in the Old Testament. According to the very first verse of the book of Job, he was perfect and upright. He feared God and hated evil. But God allowed the devil to devastate Job’s life. He lost everything and everybody except his wife. And she told Job he needed to curse God and die.
To our human mind, what happened to Job makes no sense. The most righteous man in his day suffered more than the vilest sinner of his day. Some people may be tempted to ask themselves like, what’s the value of faithfully living for the Lord if things can turn out that way?
Conclusion
Sometimes, you may find yourself in a place in life where you can’t find any biblical reason why you are where you are in life. Remember that God’s ways are higher than ours. We don’t intuitively know His ways. That’s one reason we must study the Bible. It is our only source for understanding God’s ways—at least in part.
The bottom line is that when what God is doing in your life makes no sense to you, you must place your faith in Him. That’s what faith is all about—trusting God even when what’s happening in your life makes absolutely no sense to you. You must believe that God knows how to make all things work together for your good. Even when what’s happening in your life makes no sense to you.

If you are a Christian, your prayers, when coupled with faith, are extremely powerful. You may not feel that way when you pray. Perhaps you feel less than perfect because you are. Or you feel you don’t have it all together—because you don’t. In this episode, Frank King encourages Christians to believe more deeply in God’s ability to use imperfect people in extraordinary ways.
Reason or logic would suggest to us that God used Jesus the way He did while on earth because Jesus was perfect. And that God can’t use us in miraculous ways because we are not like Jesus was. But a goal for this episode is to dispel that notion. God has, does, and will use imperfect people in supernatural ways.
Specifically, this episode focuses on the power of the prayer of faith to minister healing in the Christian church. In his epistle, James writes, “The prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him" (James 5:15, NASB).
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (verse 16).
It’s important to note that James is talking to the entire circle of believers here. Still, some Christians may feel that this verse does not apply to them because they don’t have the gift of healing. But James is not talking about the gift of healing. He is talking about the prayer of faith. And every genuine Christian can pray the prayer of faith.
Elijah's Prayer
To encourage us, James turns our attention to Elijah the prophet. He writes, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months” (verse 17). At the end of that long drought, Elijah prayed again, and the rain returned (verse 18).
Oftentimes, when we read about how God used someone in a supernatural way, we tend to think they must have been made of something special. We act as if there are two different categories of people. They are the chosen few whom God uses to work miracles and the rest of us.
But here the Bible reveals that Elijah was just like the rest of us. He was imperfect. He had issues just as we do.  But God used him in mighty ways. This guy prayed and shut up the rain from heaven for 3-1/2 years in the city. Not 3-1/2 days but 3-1/2 years. God is still using imperfect people in extraordinary ways.

These days, it is increasingly hard to know the truth. Our politicians oftentimes don’t tell us the truth. And now with Artificial Intelligence, we don’t know if what we are looking at or listening to is genuine or not. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the liberating power of the truth.
In America, we say we are a free country. Many things we freely do in this country we take for granted. People in many other countries could only imagine having those freedoms.
On the other hand, it’s possible to live in a place like America and still be a servant or slave of some kind. You may be free physically, for instance, but bound spiritually. Many people today are slaves to something or someone that they don’t have the power to break free from. Sometimes, this kind of bondage can be more difficult and even more cruel than physical bondage.
During His public ministry, Jesus was quoted as saying, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples if Mine. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:31-32, NASB). In effect, He is saying the Word of God is the truth.
Accordingly, when what the worlds says differs from what God says about anything, the world is wrong. Hence, if parents want their children to know the truth and to walk in freedom, parents must get their children hooked on God’s word.
Alas, too many churchgoers in general spend excessive time listening to the errant voices of this world and not enough to the Word of God.
To some people, when you embrace this biblical perspective, it might seem intolerant of the views of others. But it’s not. It’s just the truth. And Jesus said it will make you free.
Free But Not Free?
When the religious leaders heard what Jesus said about the liberating power of the truth, they took exception to it. “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will be free’?” they asked (verse 33).
Jesus reminded them that if they are practicing sin, they are not free.  But they are a slave of sin (verse 34). To become free, Jesus says one must continue in His Word. Doing so, you will know the truth as it relates to your struggle. Truth will strip you of all the rationalization you do to try and justify continuing in what you are doing. It will challenge any tendency to compromise in any area of our life. In the end, if you stick with it, it will make you free.
 

Many people today feel overwhelmed by the heavy load of life. Some are exhausted from the constant struggle to keep their head above water. Many feel as though they are always a day late and a dollar short. Then there are those who live their life aimlessly. Every day, they find themselves going nowhere fast. So many people today find themselves in toxic relationships that take so much from them and give so little. The list goes on and on.
It’s interesting that during Jesus’ public ministry, He addressed the subject of rest for the weary. That means it concerns Him. Needless to say, it’s not the Lord’s will for us to be overburdened by the load of life. But that’s where many people find themselves today.
When Jesus extended His invitation to the weary, the religious leaders of His day were the Pharisees and the Sadducees. They had imposed countless and burdensome rules and regulations upon the Law of Moses that the people had to follow. The people were weary from following all these dos and don’ts and never being able to measure up. But Jesus came to proclaim the good news. He said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NASB).
In this episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on Jesus’ invitation to rest for the weary. He says the rest available through Christ is more than physical rest. It is rest for our soul. If you are weary today, if you feel overwhelmed by the load of life, why not accept Jesus’ invitation to experience rest for your soul?

Everyone who is a Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside himself. How do we know that? Because, according to Romans 8:9, “If any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” But the Holy Spirit was never meant to be dormant in our life, as is the case with some believers, but alive, empowering our life.
On the other hand, the Holy Spirit does not impose Himself upon us. We must allow Him to be a relevant part of our life. This episode focuses on the Holy Spirit speaking to us. Jesus taught His disciples that the Holy Spirit would do that very thing.
“But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say,” Jesus said to them (Matthew 10:19, NASB). “For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you” (verse 20).
But how many believers today really believe that?
Evangelist Frank King argues that the idea of the Holy Spirit speaking to us is not far-fetched. Because when you pray to God and you seek an answer from Him, you are in effect expecting Him to communicate back to you. And He often does that through the Holy Spirit. But how much of that kind of interaction with the Holy Spirit are we experiencing in our life.
In this episode, Frank gives some practical guidance on how you can more effectively experience the Holy Spirit speaking to you.

Every true believer in Christ is a steward. God has committed resources into his care to advance the Kingdom. “It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV). In this episode, Evangelist Frank King elaborates on the subject of faithful stewardship.
This subject is important because the main means by which God accomplishes His will on earth is through His people. He gives us the resources we need to fulfill His purpose. God giving us what we need to be successful is one thing. But exercising faithful stewardship through those resources is another thing.
A vital goal of every local church should be to equip and to challenge her members to be good stewards of the resources God has blessed them with.  Some church members may regard that exhortation as meddling or getting into their business. But it’s the role of the church to equip and to challenge her members.
Moreover, there is a limit to how much Christians can grow through mere church attendance and reading their Bible and prayer.  To maximize their spiritual development, they must involve themselves in serving the Lord.
We serve God through serving His people.  He gives us resources to utilize for the sake of pouring into the lives of others.  It is only when we faithfully do the same that we are exercising faithful stewardship.
We don’t own the things we have. We didn’t bring anything into this world. When we leave, we won’t be carrying anything with us. God is the source of every blessing that we have. One day, each of us must give an account to the Lord of what we have done with the resources He has committed to us.
A Parable About Faithful Stewardship
“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods” (Matthew 25:14). These were the initial words Jesus spoke as He shared a parable about faithful stewardship.
Here are some vital takeaways from the parable:
It conveys a kingdom principle because Jesus says “the kingdom is as…”
The man gave each of his servants an amount of money commensurate with his ability
After a long time, the man returned to judge the servant’s stewardship of his money (verse 19)
The faithful steward was the one who used his master’s money to make more money (verses 20-23).
The wicked servant was the one who did nothing with his master’s money (verses 26-27).
In a similar way, the Lord has gifted each of us in accordance with our God-given ability. One day, we must stand before Him. He will reward each of us according to our stewardship. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ. But we are rewarded in accordance with our works. We should labor to be found faithful.
All of us are stewards by default because God has committed resources to us. But the question is, are we being a faithful steward? Can God count on us to do whatever it is He has blessed us with the ability and resources to do for His glory?

This episode zeros in on God’s ability to use the bad times in your life for your good. That’s why you must walk by faith and not by sight. Just because you are going through a tough time does not mean God is not doing something good in your life.
We may be able to clearly see our current circumstances. But until they begin to unfold, we have no idea what God is doing about them. We must trust Him to be faithful and walk by faith.
Young Joseph’s experience is a perfect example of God’s ability to use your bad for your good. His being sold by his brothers was a bad experience. Being sold as a slave in Egypt was a bad experience as well. Being lied on by his master’s wife and put in prison was a bad experience. In the natural, nothing suggested that God was doing anything good on Joseph’s behalf.
But the truth is that God was up to something phenomenal in Joseph’s life. He was with Joseph even during those bad times. Ultimately, God exalted him to be the second most powerful man in all of Egypt. Joseph said to his brothers 22 years after they sold him, “Do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, NASB).
God didn’t create the evil that occurred in Joseph’s life. But He allowed it, and He used it for Joseph’s good. In a similar way, God can use your bad for your good.