Today's Devotional

Brought to you by Prayer Team member Bobbi Heffel

Revelation 1:3-8

³ Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Greetings and Doxology

John,  To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits (Or the sevenfold Spirit) before his throne, ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

   To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, ⁶ and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

 ⁷ Look, he is coming with the clouds,
   and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
   and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him.
            So shall it be! Amen.

   ⁸ “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)

Those verses just give me chills! How great is the one we call Lord? “The one who is, and was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” To quote the movie Facing the Giants, “What is too hard for the Lord? Nothing.” There is NOTHING too hard for our Lord. He was before the beginning of time and He will still be when this world has ended.  NOTHING can destroy Him and NOTHING can remove us from His hand. He is all-powerful and He LOVES us. He is making us into a kingdom and priests.

How about you today? Are you feeling like a priest or royalty? I pray you are! After all, who are you going to trust; the lies of this world, your feelings or the Almighty? Dearly beloved, the Almighty not only loves you He desires a relationship with you. He will not leave or forsake you. He is polishing you to be His shining treasure.  Even though you may still be a bit in the rough you are a diamond none-the-less. So let’s get out there and shine for Him today!

PRAYER

Lord, You are mighty to save! All glory and honor belong to you. Help us to live in the light of who you are and to trust what you are accomplishing in our lives. Thank you for loving us! Help us to greet others with the love that you have taught us and filled us with. In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.