SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 3/1/2015
8:46 PM
My Worship Time Focus:
Christ’s Counsel to the Laodiceans
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Revelation
3:21-22
Message of the
verses: “21 ’He who overcomes, I
will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat
down with My Father on His throne. 22 ’He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’"”
What a wonderful promise that Christ gives to this
church, a church that as far as we can determine has no believers in it. The promise is to “he who overcomes,” and the
word “overcome” has been in each of the letters, speaking of being a true
believer in Jesus Christ, so Christ is offering salvation to these unbelievers,
something they truly need as do all unsaved people need. He also offers to them to grant to sit down
with Him on His throne, as He “also overcame and sat down with the Father on
His throne.” MacArthur writes “To enjoy
fellowship with Christ in the kingdom and throughout eternity is sufficient
blessing beyond all comprehension. But
Christ offers more, promising to set believers on the throne He shares with the
Father (cf. Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:29-30).
That symbolizes the truth that we will reign with Him (2 Tim. 2:12; Rev.
5:10; 20:6; cf. 1 Cor. 6:3).”
The following is a list of the many promises made to
those who are called overcomers in the book of Revelation: 1 The privilege of eating from the tree of
life (2:7), the crown of life (2:10), protection from the second death (2:11),
the hidden manna (2:17), a white stone with a new name written on it (2:17),
authority to rule the nations (2:26-27), the morning star (2:28), white
garments, symbolizing purity and holiness (3:5), the honor of having Christ
confess their names before God the Father and the holy angels in heaven (3:5),
to be made a pillar in God’s temple (3:12), and to have written on them the
name of God, of the new Jerusalem, and of Christ (3:12).
In each of the letters we have seen this phrase: “22 ’He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.’"” It
is our job as true believers to tell those in the apostate church to come to
the Lord Jesus Christ for Salvation.
With this SD we have finished looking at the first three
chapters of the book of Revelation and are moving on to the things that shall
take place from Rev. 1:19, which gives the outline for this book. Chapters four and five will get us ready to
look at what will happen in chapters 6-19 which will be the end of the
tribulation period, and then we will look at the millennial Kingdom where
Christ will reign from Jerusalem for those 1000 years and then we will look at
the un-creating of planet earth and the New Jerusalem where all those who have overcome
will live and serve the Lord for eternity.
I have learned many new things in this study of Revelation 1-3, and pray
that the Lord will open my eyes to see new things as we continue to look at the
rest of the book.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: I wish to be open
to share the gospel with those who are in apostate churches, praying that the
Lord will bring them onto my path.
My Steps of Faith for Today: I continue to desire to love the Lord with
all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength, and also desire to better understand
the love that Christ has for me and live in that love.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “Adam” (Genesis 3:10).
Today’s Bible
question: “In Revelation what city is
said to have fallen?”
Answer in our next SD.
3/1/2015 9:11 PM
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