Friday, May 10, 2019

Revelation 16  The seven bowls of God's wrath are finally poured out on the earth.  This is God's righteous and true judgement upon the corrupted and evil of the earth.  They still refuse to repent, even when everything around them is being destroyed.

In between the 6th and 7th bowl there is a little message, " Behold I am coming like a thief.  Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his garments, lest he walk about naked and men see his shame." 

Even in the absolute end of earth's existence , there seems to still be a choice - repent and give God glory, or suffer His wrath.
 We have this choice every day, don't we?  Thinking back to the 7 letters to the churches in chapters 2 and 3, the message is powerfully clear:

Love Christ truly .. or be removed from His presence.
Persevere to the end, even to death... or lose the crown of life.
Stay in His Truth.. or face His sword.
Stay pure and hold fast to Jesus.. for all will be judged according to their deeds.
Obey completely.. for He is coming when we least expect Him.
Be victorious in Christ.. for His reward is worth every effort.
Stay humble and trustworthy.. not lukewarm, lest you are spit out..

Father in heaven, we desire to honor and exalt You always.  We praise the name of the Lord our God and give thanks and praise to the Son of God, the Lamb who was slain for our sins.  Let us move deeper in our love for You.. Let us grasp the height and depth and width of Your love.  May we hold on to Jesus, to His Truth and Righteousness, His love and grace.  May we be pure and humble and obedient, no matter what we are facing.  For nothing else is of worth, as Paul wrote.. we count it all rubbish compared to knowing Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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