Monday Reading: Revelations 22:10-12
Key Verse: Revelations 22:11
11 He acting unjustly, let him still act unjustly. And the filthy, let him be filthy still. And the righteous, let him be righteous still. And the holy, let him be holy still.
Devotion:
When Christ reminded us that we were to love our enemies it was not a case of “put up with them until they are gone” but to make sure that we give to them as we would give to those whom we would call our friends. There is nothing to gain from withholding God’s promises from people that we do not desire as friends because Christ also reminded us that we are to take the Word of God with us everywhere. We are certainly not to seal off the gospel as though it belonged to us and not to those around us – and yet that is what we seem to do sometimes when we cut ourselves off to worship God. Our churches and homes need to have open invitations and people need to know that.
John was told in his vision that he had to write down all that he saw so that we would have something to tell others about and for us to be encouraged about too. God is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, and His word is to be treated as if it was too. We do not know the time that God has picked for Christ to return so each minute that we have should be spent wisely with His Word and with open arms to those around us. We do need to put up with a lot because we are going to see all manner of strange religions that lift up other gods or people instead of lifting up Christ as head of the church. To those who are intent on following their own ways we must not disown them but rather allow them to continue in their own beliefs but always showing that we uphold God’s Word above all and that we know it as the truth.
It is not our job to convince others that they are at fault because The Word of God is our sword that will be able to do that. As long as we continue to show God’s Word as the truth then they too can know that same truth. God continues to watch over us and continues to notice all that is within our hearts – He is the one who will reward us, not men or ourselves.
Points to Ponder:
What do you think of other religions?
Are you making sure God’s Word alone continues to guide you?
