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Riders of the
Last Ark
(No Kidding!)
By Mindy Silva
You. Me. Him. Her. Not
him. Not you?
Not her?
Then who?
The ones who are
called by His,
Name.
The ones who: watch.
The ones who every
morning and
every night
pray: “Let it be
today, Lord!”
The ones sealed not
only with the
promise of
salvation but
salvation from
the things that
are coming upon
the earth.
The ones who are
getting ready to
ride the last
ark out.
The last ark, like in
the days of Noah
(but which took
120 years to
build), is a
work-in-progress,
being built
since Jesus went
back up to
heaven
temporarily. He
will return to
pick us up
(Rapture/snatch).
Not just us, but
those who are
dead in Christ
Jesus. They will
rise before we
do and we will
ride that ark
with them. Your
consecration to
Jesus Christ is
preparing you to
ride this ark.
You have been
purified,
scraped clean,
wiped down,
passed through
the waters,
passed through
the fire,
survived loss,
rejection,
criticism,
ridicule, and
who knows what
else, all in the
transforming of
your mind,
heart, and the
renewal of your
spirit into the
image of
Christ─our Ark.
The last ark─you want
to make sure you
are on it. And
you may be
thinking, “It’s
not the end of
the world,
Mindy.” Yes, it
is, I’m sorry to
say. It may even
be the end of
the world for
you before it is
for me. Think
about it. You
may get hit by a
truck (God
forbid!), or die
in your sleep –
who knows? Death
in whatever
shape or form
spells finality.
Yes, finality
for you if you
are unsaved or
if you are a
closet Christian
(not sure of
your standing on
the path of
salvation). But
it marks the
beginning for
others like me
who believe in a
new beginning as
the Bride of
Christ. And yet,
the finality
lays in not
heeding the
call, for what
will be facing
people on earth
is only the
beginning of the
most horrific
time on this
planet. Nothing
else has been
like it,
Scripture says,
nor will ever
be!
So, although our
departure will
be sudden, a lot
of time has gone
into its
preparation.
Eyes cannot see
this ark’s shape
yet. But it is
being built
part-by-part,
limb-by-limb;
and
body-by-body,
spirit-by-spirit.
If you take a
look at a
born-again
believer, know
that you are
seeing a part of
that ark, not
just a flesh and
blood body. For
each believer
riding the ark
make up its
body─the Body of
Christ─His
church, our Ark.
But if you’re thinking
how dramatic
this sounds,
there is no
drama in a
believer’s life.
Every thought is
brought into
captivity to
Jesus Christ.
There is no time
for drama.
Riders live with
their eyes open.
Riders live in
the now. We have
left yesterday
behind. We have
stripped it of
its binding
ties, of its
power. We are
given power for
the now. For
now, TODAY is
the day of
salvation,
Scripture
states. And
because our ride
will take place
at any moment
now, know that
every ounce of
your very being
has prepared you
as a rider on
this ark. The
truth of this
has set you free
so that you
become aware
that your tackle
is loosed. There
is nothing to
hold you here.
Your loved ones:
Just as He has
you in his
hands, He has
them in His
hands also. Hand
them over to Him
to keep them
safe and to
touch their
hearts with His
forgiveness and
salvation.
As riders of this last
ark, we don’t
party with
non-believers
who celebrate
something we
left behind in
our old world
before being
born-again. We
are to remain
uncontaminated
from the world.
Nothing obscures
our sight. We
are free from
doubt, unbelief,
and fear. We
have taken a
stand and follow
our calling
without losing
sight of our
ark. This world
is not our home.
And though these
words come out
of every
believer’s
mouth, know
this:
At no other time in
history has this
truth become the
spotlight of the
believer. For we
are living in
the middle of
everything we
have read and
tried to
understand and
visualize as we
were growing up
in the Spirit.
Sometimes I
think that
today’s
generation can
relate more to
what is taking
place because
they don’t have
to visualize it
the way most of
us did. It’s
here and
matching exactly
with the current
worldly events,
with the
technology, with
the economic,
political, and
religious
uprising taking
place before our
very eyes.
Imagination
therefore, is
not strained.
We are not to be
contentious. We
won’t argue with
you, for that is
not the point
but we will try
to convince you
of the realities
now facing you.
If you do not
want to be a
rider on this
ark: that is
your choice.
Keep this in
mind though:
Once the doors
close shut, like
in the days of
Noah, no power
on earth will be
able to open
them. We will
try our best to
make sure you
ride in it, but
think about
this: You may be
the very last
person to enter
it. I would love
to see you
there.
I have a true-to-life
story posted on
my website (“My
Angel Story”)
which took place
while I was
living in the
Virgin Islands.
In the story I
describe what
occurred when I
gave a man a
lift to where
the cruise ships
docked at
Havensight, in
St. Thomas. I
won’t go into
the whole story
here, but I had
three concerns
of mine in
prayer before
the Lord, and
this man
answered all of
them without my
even discussing
any of them in
the short
ten-minute ride
that it took for
me to drop him
off. The last
one was about
the Rapture.
After getting
out of my car,
he stuck his
hand in and
saying his name
was Frank, he
topped it off
with, “See you
at the Rapture.”
I briefly
lowered my head
to change gears
before saying
goodbye to him,
but when I
looked back up,
he was gone. He
was very, very
tall, and though
there were no
other people
around in front
or behind him –
this tall,
blond, blue-eyed
stranger just
vanished into
thin air.
So, as Frank said to
me right before
he disappeared,
”See you at the
Rapture!” (Note:
For more on
Frank and “My
Angel Story,”
please go to:
http://www.burundanga.net/STORIES.html).
©Mindy Silva 2013
Burundanga@optimum.net
www.burundanga.net
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