Welcome to the blog this week. I am posting one day early again as there are supposed to be storms about for most of the day tomorrow. Please pray that these storms will not be bad.
This is the final week of our altered blog schedule. Beginning on Monday, I will post the verses. I will post a review or poem on Wednesday. The sermon will be posted on Friday, and we will continue with our series on the book of Daniel.
Let us all continue to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Pray that those who are sick will quickly recover. In my area, we are still having new cases. I am praying that people will wear masks and practice social distancing.
In other matters, let us pray for peace in Syria. Let us pray that those in India and Bangladesh will recover from the storm.
We have been studying some of the words of Jesus over the course of the last few weeks. Today, I want us to look at some of the words of Jesus found in the book of Revelation. Some may not realize that Jesus has a lot to say in this last book of the Bible.
In Revelation 22, Jesus tells John three different times that He is coming soon. In 22:13 Jesus says, "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done."
As followers of Jesus, we believe that Jesus will return in power and great glory at the end of this present age. Jesus said that He would literally return to this Earth. His coming is not spiritual nor symbolic. Every eye will see Him when He returns, and every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Part of the coming of the Lord Jesus is a time of judgment. Those who have not placed their faith and trust in Jesus will not be a part of His kingdom. Those who are His own will receive a reward from the Lord based on what has been done for the Lord.
Jesus told us in the Gospels on seversl occasions that believers should focus their time on Earth on laying up treasure in heaven. We are to concern ourselves with seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. We must do that which is of eternal value. The pursuit of worldly wealth and temporal things will lead to loss as far as eternity is concerned. As Jesus said in the Sermon On The Mount, "You cannot serve God and money."
Those who have committed their lives to the service of the Lord will be rewarded by the Lord. We shouldn't serve the Lord for a reward, we should serve Him and give Him our all because we love Him. We serve Him because we are thankful that He has forgiven our sins and given us all things that pertain unto life and Godliness.
No one knows when Jesus will return. He told us that no one knows the day nor hour. He also told us that He was coming soon, and His coming will be like a thief in the night.
In light of the fact that Jesus is coming soon, let us live our lives in holiness and righteousness so that we might not be ashamed at His coming. Let us do those things that the Lord has commanded and called us to do. Let us love God and love our neighbor. If we follow the path of Jesus in this world, we will receive His reward when He comes. Come quickly Lord. Amen
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