The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (8)
Good Morning Tuesday...
Thank You Father for this new day! Please continue to fill our HEARTS and MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE, so we may ENJOY Your blessings, and be a blessing, TODAY!
- The Great Revelation: Unfolding Eternity Today (8)
As a people, the human race, we are easily distracted. Distraction can lead us in the wrong direction, stall us in our "walk," and even make us complacent. The enemy always wants to distract us, especially if we are learning discipline and faith from God's Word. Our Father, Being The Kind Father He Is, Reveals Himself At Just The Right Time So We Can Understand and Discern Our Distractions. How awesome is it to think that The Greatest Mind In All Eternity Loves You And Thinks About You Constantly? Pretty humbling. Our Father Wants Us To See Through His Eyes And Compels Us To Change Our Priorities, Lifestyle,... And Distractions.
Have you noticed opportunities to Grow In Christ and share Him with others "opening up" lately? Have you noticed new people He is bringing into your life? Have you noticed an Awareness that is growing and "opening up" doors to share Yeshua, Jesus Christ and The Gospel? Congratulations! These doors are opening because of obedience to Our Father's Plan and as we are becoming more disciplined, we have a greater capacity to Love! Can I get a witness? Yes! Here's Three:
Revelation 3:19 in four different Translations:
“As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins!”
Revelation of Yeshua to Yochanan (Revelation) 3:19 CJB
“I correct and discipline everyone I love. Take this seriously, and change the way you think and act.”
Revelation 3:19 GW
“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.”
Ḥazon (Revelation) 3:19 TS2009
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
Revelation 3:19 KJV
Proverbs 3:11-13:
“Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child. Do not be weary of his reproof because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.”
Proverbs 3:11-12 LEB
Proverbs 13:24:
“He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.”
Proverbs 13:24 NKJV
The first three chapters in The Book of Revelation has been Our Savior Speaking, through The Apostle John, to "The Seven Churches In Asia." He has lifted up, rebuked, and disciplined each one accordingly so far. Today, let's take a look at what The King, Yeshua, Jesus Christ, had to say to The Church In Philadelphia:
““And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’”
Revelation 3:7-13 NKJV
Wow! That's quite the endorsement! "I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My Word, and have not denied My Name." Don't we all want to hear the words that our Brothers and Sisters from The Church of Philadelphia were written?!
The Church of Philadelphia had undergone many, many attacks from hostile, unbelieving, and "satanic jews." Though they dealt with much persecution, they stayed faithful to Our Father and Our Savior. It would have been easy to get "distracted" with all the venom and hate being spewed at them and it would have been easy to just give up...But The Church didn't. Because they didn't, Yeshua (Jesus) told them He was giving them an open door to witness to the world. He could have told The Church, "Just take a break," but He didn't. He told our Brothers and Sisters to "hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown." Being faithful to Our Father and Our Savior has major perks! Yeshua (Jesus) says they have crowns, all their enemies will worship at their feet (pretty sure this means they will be priest administering proper worship of The Most High God ), and that He Will Write His Name On Them! Our Savior Goes On To Say He Will Make Them Pillars of New Jerusalem (The Most Amazing Place Ever!) and Save Them From The Hour Of Trail. How much of a relief would it be to know you were gonna get to skip "that day" which is coming upon the whole world?! Now, think about this: He also says "Behold, I Am Coming Quickly!"
Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our Savior, was telling this Church, just as He Is Telling Us, The Church Today, opportunity for Life is an open door for us... All we have to do is walk through It. Stand strong, hold fast to faith in God Almighty, and though times may get tough and we may be tired, we still have to be the ones to "walk" through the door. Jesus can open and close that door, but if we resolve to "hold fast"... He will make sure no one EVER throws us out or shuts it on us!
How do we make it through the trials and persevere? Four words... His Grace IS Sufficient!
Our Father and Savior have placed before each and every one of us an open door. May we all, choose to not only walk through that door, but also submit in Faithfulness to what Our Father has entrusted us! Are we being faithful today with what He Has Entrust Us?
Prayer:
Father, we pray for Your Bountiful Grace! Please give us strength to persevere in Faith and walk through the open doors you are placing in our lives. Help us not to get distracted Father and no matter what we may have to go through... Help Us To Never Give Up Your Name. Help us to seize the opportunities You Give Us. We ask this in The Name of Your Son, The Lion of The Tribe of Judah, Yeshua, Jesus Christ The King... Amein!
“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:14-19 NKJV
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Thank You and Yahweh Yeshua Ha'Mashiach, God Our Father and His Son, Bless You!