AWAKENING FROM THE HYPNOSIS OF TIME - by John Barnett

AWAKENING FROM THE HYPNOSIS OF TIME - by John Barnett

Do you ever find yourself caught in the quiet illusion that you have plenty of time? We check our watches daily, thinking time repeats itself simply because the hands on the clock go round and round.

Comment by Chet Nowlen

Jesus Did Not Say Only “Escape”—He Said “Stand Before Me”

Subtitle:

The Forgotten Half of Luke 21:36 That Changed My Entire Perspective

The chapter follows this progression:

1. For years, I prayed only half the verse.
2. I was concentrating on escape rather than accountability.
3. Jesus warned against hearts weighed down by indulgence and “the cares of this life.”
4. “Watch” means guarding our spiritual condition, not merely watching world events.
5. The Christian hope is not merely escaping judgment—it is standing before Jesus with confidence.
6. Scripture connects that coming encounter with the Bema Seat and our personal accounting.
7. Grace saves us, but grace also teaches us to live watchfully and faithfully.
8. Dr. Barnett’s video reinforces the urgency of awakening from the “hypnosis of time.”
9. A closing invitation: If you knew you would stand before Jesus today, what would suddenly become important—and what would lose its hold upon you?

This teaching fits beautifully into my established sequence:

ABIDE → BEAR FRUIT → STEWARD → INVEST → GIVE ACCOUNT → REWARD → GLORY TO CHRIST