8 Oct 2026
Divine Opportunity And Faithful Action!
Life is like a river.It constantly moves forward, changes course, and you can never touch the same water twice.Heraclitus: "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
C. JoyBell C.: "Life is a river... and the only way to live is to go into your river and flow with it."
The Bible says it even stronger: Life is like a vapor. James 4:14 — here today, gone tomorrow.So what do you do with the time you have left?This urgent message from Colossians 4 and Ephesians 5:15-16 — "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" — is a wake-up call: Divine opportunity is knocking, but the door won’t stay open forever.1. IT’S TIME TO PUT OUR BELIEFS INTO ACTION!
We have a mission: Evangelize. Win souls. Each one is called to be a witness — an instrument for God’s Kingdom.
Testify: Jesus and the cross! Faith without action is dead. Belief without witness is wasted time.2. DIVINE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN TO EVERYONE
Every race, every culture, every nation — God gives an opportunity.
But your opportunity is only available while you’re still alive and able to decide.
[Picture: A clock on the eleventh hour.]
This is your 11th-hour moment. Don’t waste it.3. THE DOOR OF THE ARK: GENESIS 6:13-16 | GENESIS 3:5-12
[Picture: Noah’s Ark with emphasis on the DOOR]
God told Noah to put ONE door in the ark. One way in, one way out.
For 120 years the door was open — and people laughed. Then God SHUT the door. And the flood came.
Divine opportunity had an expiration date.4. THE TEN VIRGINS: MATTHEW 25:1-13
[Picture: Five wise virgins entering the door with the groom. Five foolish virgins outside the door, knocking.]
Five were ready. Five were not. Same invitation, same opportunity, different preparation.
When the groom came, the door was shut. The cry outside was: “Lord, Lord, open to us!” But it was too late.5. JESUS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR: REVELATION 3:20
[Picture: Jesus knocking]
The Door of Conviction: Genesis 6:3, Acts 2:37 — When the Holy Spirit pricks your heart, that’s your opportunity.
Don’t grieve Him. Ephesians 4:30
Don’t be like Esau who sold his birthright for a bowl of soup. Hebrews 12:16-17 — He sought it with tears, but the opportunity was gone.
6. THE DOOR OF TODAY: HEBREWS 4:7 | 2 CORINTHIANS 6:2
“Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
Not tomorrow. Not next year. TODAY. Your TODAY is your divine opportunity.7. JESUS IS THE DOOR: JOHN 10:9 | JOHN 3:16
“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.”
John 3:16 — Whosoever believes.
Jesus is not a door. He is THE Door. Only one way into salvation, into Heaven, into purpose.CONCLUSION: THE BRIDGE OPERATOR’S CHOICE
The story of John Griffith — 1937, a bridge operator on the Mississippi River.He raised the bridge for ships and lowered it for trains. One day, his 8-year-old son was with him, playing in the gears of the bridge. He sees a ship coming — he must raise the bridge. Then he hears a train whistle — an express with 400 passengers, coming fast. If he raises the bridge, the train crashes. If he lowers it, his son in the gears will be crushed.He had seconds. A divine opportunity to decide.With tears, he lowered the bridge. The train crossed — 400 saved. His son died.That’s what God did. He gave His Son so you could cross over.Your train is coming. The Door is still open. The river of life is still flowing.What will you do with your divine opportunity?#DivineOpportunity #RedeemTheTime #JesusIsTheDoor #EleventhHour #FaithRevivalEdmonton
