Devotion

The great preacher F.B. Meyer once asked D.L. Moody (renowned evangelist and preacher), “What is the secret of your success?” Moody replied, “For many years, I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished”.

John, the beloved Apostle, was given the revelations about Jesus Christ and “the things which are and which shall be hereafter” (Revelation 1:19). The focus was not on the condition of things in the notorious island of Patmos where he was banished. Rather, his attention was on Christ, our Redeemer, who loved us and purged our sins with His own blood and by whose redemption, we are made “kings and priests unto God and his Father”. He spoke about the imminent return of Jesus Christ to set up the millennial kingdom where we shall reign with Him on earth.

Presently, the Church is waiting to be raptured. During the marriage supper of the Lamb, the world will pass through a period of intense and unprecedented suffering, described in Scriptures as the great tribulation. Thereafter, Christ will return again with the saints and angels to restore the earth and rule for a thousand years.

Everyone needs to get ready for the return of Christ. The best way to prepare is to lookup to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. His arms are open wide, waiting for penitent souls to receive. As children of God, we should respond swiftly to rescue sinners around us; we should be moved to offer the message of salvation, God’s love and redemption to them.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The gospel is the power of God for man’s salvation.