Monday, September 17, 2012

Amen!

Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: Revelation 22:20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Observation: The writer of Revelation understood the coming of Jesus to be a good thing.

Application: Many interpret Revelation to be a message of gloom and doom. However, the heart of this book is the glory that comes with worshipping God and experiencing the eternal presence of God. Far from being a time of turmoil, in God’s presence the powers of this world are rendered powerless. In God’s presence the tumultuous sea is transformed into something like glass, clear as crystal, not to be feared anymore. So when John is told that Jesus is coming soon, John could only respond, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”

One of the challenges of the Christian life is to always embrace the future that is in God’s hands. That includes our daily futures here on earth and, of course, our eternal future with God.

It’s understandable. Some of our daily futures involve a fair amount of pain and heartache. Yet ironically we also have a tendency to cling to life on earth and do all we can to delay our entrance to life eternal through the gate of death. We are a complicated lot!

No matter. God has seen our kind before and is fully prepared to help us through this transition from one life to another in God’s own due time.

It might surprise some to know that “Amen” means “Yes, it shall be so.”

Prayer: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

(Readings today included: Ezekiel 42-44 and Revelation 22)

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