Saturday, June 29, 2013

Hidden in My Heart

"For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14; NKJV)

Friday, June 28, 2013

Grace Be With You

Revelation 22:18-21; NKJV

18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 


19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly."  Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.


Don't add to God's will.  Don't take away from God's will.  Let His grace be with you and do God's will.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Outside

Revelation 22:12-17; NKJV

12 "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.  


13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." 

14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 


15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.


Outside -  exo - out (-side, of doors), literally or figurately (Strong's)

Don't be left outside of the city.  Do His commandments.  Love the truth.  Accept His invitation and find forgiveness in Him.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Blessed Is He

Revelation 22:6-11; NKJV

6 Then he said to me,"These words are faithful and true." And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.

7 "Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

9 Then he said to me,"See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." 


10 And he said to me, "Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 

11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still."

Blessed - fortunate, well off (Strong's)

Keeps - to attend to carefully, take care of, to guard, to keep, to observe (Thayer's)

Blessing comes to those who are obedient to His will.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

They Shall See His Face

Revelation 22:1-5; NKJV

1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 

2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 

3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 

4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 

5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.

Question:  What makes Heaven Heaven?

Answer:  He is there...

"They shall see His face..."

Monday, June 24, 2013

Light Lift Me Up

Revelation 21:22-27; NKJV

22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 


23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 

24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.   

25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day(there shall be no night there). 

26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.   

27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

The purpose of Revelation 21:22-27 is to prompt us to long to be in Heaven where God is.  God's glory illuminates the abode of the redeemed.  Allow His light to lift your spirit up into the heavenly places by faith and long to be illuminated by Him throughout eternity.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Hidden in My Heart

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." (Mark 16:15-16; NKJV)