January 6 Psalm 31, Proverbs 31, Revelation 3
(Psalm 31) We need to righteousness and hate lawlessness. It is not enough to say that we love God. We also need to hate the devil. The is a cleansing that happen when we resists sin. There is a liberation that happens when we let go of the sins that so easily ensnare. Like David, I have hated those who regard useless idols. I put my hope in God.
(Proverbs 31) The beginning of this chapter gives really good advice to men. We have to remember not to give our strength to things that will be our downfall. I have in the past done just that. It is so easy no to see the destruction that lays right around the corner but we need to operate in wisdom and discernment. It is not enough to know, we need to act like we know. We need to conduct ourselves in a way that displays that we are citizens of the heavenly kingdom and that we are sons of the most high. We are not orphans and we should not act like we have to scrape by. We need to conduct ourselves in righteousness.
(Revelation 3) There will come a day that we will dine with Jesus and I am so looking forward to it. I have a heavenly hope and it cannot be shaken. No matte how the enemy tries to trip me up and no matter how the world tries to make me stumble, I have my eye on the prize in Christ Jesus. I am going to savor every bite at that banqueting table. I am going to enjoy the conversation at that feast. I can imagine the lighting and the place settings and the furniture and how the room will be adorned. I can hardly wait to see how we are served, possibly by the angles. I wonder if He will bless the food before we eat. Though every good and perfect gift comes from Him.
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January 5 Psalm 30, Proverbs 30, Revelation 2
(Psalm 30) When we make it through the fire we can know that we will stand in our prosperity. The Lord does not take us through the desert for nothing. It is to develop the character that will stand on the day that we have the prosperity and in the natural do not need God. The wise man does not look at the natural for signs. He knows the way of God and is not moved.
(Proverbs 30) This Agur guy knew something about humility. The very first things he talks about is his lack of knowledge. God gives grace to the humble.
(Revelation 2) Jesus tells both the compromising and the corrupt church to get things right or He is going to show up in a major way. This is not how you want to meet the Lord. You do not want to meet Him in His wrath. There is a whole movement out there now that has completely tried to eliminate whole parts of the ministry of Jesus. That God does not expect righteousness. That He is some happy go luck guy skipping through heaven just as pleased as punch that anybody would choose to accept His invitation for everlasting life. The truth is that there will the great and terrible day of the return of our God. That he will come with a sword in His hand wearing a robe dipped in Blood and on that day people will not be mocking and spitting on Him. And I say even so, come Lord Jesus come.
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January 4 Psalm 29, Proverbs 29, Revelation 1
(Psalm 29) God is so much greater than we are. He is high above the earth and the heavens. He shakes the ground with his voice. This psalm is a great praise song. It speaks of all the earth singing the praises of God. And all of creation does. The entire earth gives glory to its creator.
(Proverbs 29) We need to have self control. And though we see the wicked prosper, we will see their fall. Their gain will not last.
(Revelation 1) I so look forward to the day that Jesus will return. I absolutely cannot wait.
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