Scripture for today: Ezekiel 29; Ezekiel 30; Ezekiel 31; Ezekiel 32; Revelation 11
Scripture-My special verse today: Revelation 11:17saying:
”We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry; and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your saints and those who reverence your name,
both small and great—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
Observation: The elders take the time to really worship God and call upon his great and mighty power. They are happy that God is going to reign. The punishment has come which makes the nations very unhappy. However, the time has come to judge and hand out those judgements. The righteous are treated with honor and the ungodly are destroyed. Each gets their just reward from the Lord God Almighty.
Application: Wow, each gets his just reward. That never seems to happen except in the book of Revelation. God constantly tells me to not grow weary of doing good because the evil just seem to be prospering. However, it is hard sometimes to remember a day is coming and to hold a grudge against that day. Do I really want the evil to get their just reward? No, I pray they will repent before the coming of the Lord and be counted among the righteous. To see noone punished would be great, although unrealistic.
How do I make sure I am counted on the right side? Is my walk with the Lord consistent enough that I am ready for the Lord to appear at any moment? Not hardly. There are always those time when I wish the delete key really worked and I could just backspace a little to delete an inappropriate word, change an uncaring attitude, mend a broken relationship. It doesn’t work that way but God does promise to remember my sins no more if I would only repent. There is hope for me!!
Prayer: Lord, let me keep my big mouth shut more often and my heart open more often. Let me seek righteousness each and every minute of each day. Please give me my daily patience and let me seek to control my actions because they are truly an act of will.
