Monday January 23rd
Bible Reading: Heb. 10: 19 - 25
Topic: He Will Not Tarry
The Apostle Paul gives us
a wonderful revelation in 1 Thess. 4: 16 - 18 which has been a great
consolation to generations of God's people who have experienced bereavement
"for the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven ...... and all the dead in
Christ will rise first, then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them ..... and thus we shall always be with the Lord."
Our faith therefore is not
that it is only on this earth that we have bold access to God through the
finished Work of Christ, we shall also be with Him where He is after our life
here on earth is over.
His promise is that He has
gone to prepare a place for us and will come to take us to be with Him
eternally (John 14: 1- 3)
We should however be
warned of the reality of punishment, for those who reject the grace of God and
treat Jesus' sacrifice with levity and contempt.
We should be careful not
to turn back from our commitment to the truth, but rather hold fast to our
confidence in His finished Work, Word and Promise which are sure and steadfast.
We should not be
discouraged over what we may be passing through or with the challenges ahead
but hold fast to the end. for when we endure to the end we will receive the
promise - the salvation of our souls
Thought: And He Who is coming, will come and will
not tarry
Prayer:
O Lord God, I commit
myself afresh to Your promises; help me to endure to the end so that I may be
with You forever in Jesus Name, Amen
Memory verse: Heb. 10: 23
"Let us draw near
with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from
an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water."
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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