And I
saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to
preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him;
for the hour of his judgment is come...
Revelation
14:6-7
These
verses penned in John’s revelation today speak to the love, compassion and
desire which God has for all His creation to return unto Him… No matter what
you have done in this life, no matter how ashamed you may be of the things in
your past or the skeletons in your closet; John writes today to let us know
that there will be a loud voice which will be heard of all mankind with the declaration
for you to fear God… Your life is
built upon the choices that you make and this same principles applies to your
relationship with Christ… The Lord desires to save you and to record you name
in the book of life; however, it is ultimately up to you and the decisions that
you make to decide whether or not you want to dwell there… If you want God to
write you name down, if you want Jesus to be “preparing a place for you”, than
you must submit and have fear (reverence, respect and admiration) for the Lord…
In John’s revelation the last words recorded state “for the hour of his judgment is come…” You don’t have as long as
you believe you have and even the next day let alone the next second is not
promised… The enemy has a lot of us under the belief that we can do as we
please because we have tomorrow to change our ways and get ourselves together;
sadly, there are millions of people who thought this way and will spend their
eternity in hell because of it… Open you eyes to see and know how much the
gospel of Jesus Christ has spread throughout the world… There were and still
are several areas where the bible is not allowed; however, there are also
several countries that have had their eyes opened and the truth penetrates
their borders… The word informs us that the gospel will be preached and seeds
will be planted in every area of the world before Christ comes; the gospel of
Matthew declares it in the 24th chapter, “And this gospel of the
kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and
then the end will come.” The
gospel of Jesus Christ will be preached, it’s just that we must unstop our ears
to hear it… John saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven; this angel
was being prepped for assignment and sent to the earth with the gospel to
preach… This angel spoken of is here today; there are many angels which we
encounter and don’t even know it… This is why we must have the mindset of
Christ knowing that His word will not come back void but that it will
accomplish what it was sat out to do… Hebrews the 13th chapter and 2nd
verse says, “Do not forget to entertain
strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing
it.” You have already been visited in your life and the word of God
has been planted; make sure that it takes root and that you nurture that said
to spring forth abundant life in the form of Eternity…
Again, John
reveals to us today the glory and mercy that embodies our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ… In his vision he sees a (n) angel in the midst of heaven having the
gospel and preaching to them on the earth, to every nation, kindred, and
tongue… His instructions are to fear God, give Him glory, for the hour of
judgment has come… This passage should be encouraging to all who partake of it,
we need to understand that God doesn’t
want to see any perish, He doesn’t want to see you or I left on the side of
the road, but He shows us through John what the meaning of unconditional love
is. The bible tells me that love keeps no record of wrongs, how many of us can
say that we TRULY LOVE someone? Love is sacrifice; it is accepting imperfection
and learning to grow together despite the distance that seems to be between you
and me… God’s love is on display here,
He will blot out all your transgressions, He will hear your faintest cry, He is
ready to open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing! The bible
teaches us that Christ will return when His gospel has spread throughout the
world, everyone will be given a chance to receive eternal life; everyone will
be presented a (n) opportunity to turn from their wickedness and follow Jesus… God’s desire is that all would come to know
Him and receive Him… This is His desire, but the ball is in your court… You
cannot honor Him with your lips; you must fear Him and give Him glory… You must
be submissive to His will and His way, you must accept the path which He has
designed for you and to become enticed with the temptations and snares of this
world… In reading this passage, I declare to you today that it doesn’t matter
whether you are of the circumcised or uncircumcised, black or white, smart or
dumb, joyful or miserable… God loves all and wants to see us walking the
streets that are paved with gold, He wants to see us celebrating in His kingdom
where Sabbath will have no end, and worry will be an afterthought! In order to
receive this blessing you must do two things; fear God, this means to revere him,
respect him, and admire him… A lot of
people view fear as a negativity emotion; however, in fearing God we recognize
His power and might and He is constantly on our mind and in our hearts…
This fear will keep us on the straight and narrow, this fear will help us in
our decision making, and this fear will keep us from the traps and snares of
the enemy… Second, you must give Him glory, this is not done by what you say,
but by what you do (your actions)… Glory is beauty, wonder or credit… When we
give God glory we are crediting Him with our change in life, we exalt Him by
our living because we recognize that victory, success and prosperity all flow
from His blood… Today let us focus on giving God glory with our life, present
your body a living sacrifice, understand that this is not easy, but that if we
accept the word of God (preached by the angel) and believe it in our hearts, we
will be saved and will not suffer the wrath that once awaited us… TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!
BE BLESSED!!!
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