Returning with the Lord Jesus Christ (Rev. 17:14)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR

10/04/2005

My Worship Time                  Focus:  Returning with the Lord Jesus Christ

Bible Reading & Meditation             Reference:  Revelation 17:14

            Message of the verse:  “14 ‘These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.’”

            The verse is saying that these ten kings or kingdoms will make war against the Lord Jesus Christ when He returns during this battle that will take place in Armageddon.  This is recorded in Revelations 19 and at the end of this verse there is a reference to what I believe is the Saints who have gone to be with the Lord at the Rapture of the Church, which was described in Revelation 4.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I think that this verse is a part of the hope that I have as a believer in Jesus Christ, and that is that one day He will take me home to be with Him and I will have a glorified body like His that will never be able to sin or to get sick or to have any of the problems that this body of mine has now.  After this I will be a part of Christ’s army who will return to help defeat the evil that has been present on this world since the moment that sin entered this universe.  This is a great hope of, not only mine, but all believers.

The Word of God has brought encouragement to my heart as I read it this morning.

My Steps of Faith Today:  Continue to trust the Lord throughout all of the trials that He has sent my way, knowing the truth from His Word that He is surely in control of these trials and He has the script for me to follow, and will reveal it to me when His timing is right.