Bitterness will kill your soul
The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it […]
Jesus is a savior for all people
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who […]
God is the avenger of injustice
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on […]
Jesus turns death into deliverance
“You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Revelation 5:9b) Nobody watching Jesus bleed out on the cross had a chipper outlook for the future. To be sure, Jesus had told His disciples He would rise again, but their astonishment when He […]
God is eternally holy, so you can be, too
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! (Revelation 4:8b) From eternity since before the world began, God was holy, perfect, righteous and good. Throughout every age of humanity, God has been holy, perfect, righteous, and good. Long after the cosmos have sighed their last breath, forever and […]
God allows pain because you are precious to Him
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him and he with me. (Revelation 3:19-20) Christian, do you ever wonder why God allows hard things […]
God is delighted when you delight in Him
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation. Let the godly exult in glory, let them sing for joy on their beds. (Psalm 149:4-5) God doesn’t get the most glory out of the submission of slaves, but from the celebration of sons and daughters. His greatest desire isn’t that people […]
God gives life to those who are strong in Him
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7) God is a God of victory, so His people can be, too. God sent His Son […]
Jesus is completely in control
Jesus Christ [is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. (Revelation 1:5) The world is run by rulers of all sorts and kinds. Some are elected representatives, and others, self-appointed tyrants. Some lead by example and others rule by force and fear. Some act in ways that honor […]
All of creation brings praise to the Lord
Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling His word. Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all rulers of the earth! […]
