Calm Before the Storm (Rev. 7:1)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 05/18/2005

 

My Worship Time                                                             Focus:  Calm before the Storm

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  Revelations 7: 1

 

Message of the verse:  “After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.”

In chapter seven there are two people groups described, one of them is the 144,000 Jews, and then we have an unnumbered group of Gentiles.  The judgments of the last chapter are over for a short time in order for God to begin the work of evangelizing, and this will begin by these 144,000 Jews. 

In verse one of this chapter the angels are seen as holding back the four winds of the earth, in order for no wind to blow upon it.  There are different places in Revelations where angles are involved in the events of nature as they are involved in fire in 14:18 and water in 16:5.  I am not sure why this event is taking place, however I am sure that God has His reasons for it and that is all that I need to know.

 

Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I see in this verse that God is in control of even the nature upon the earth, and that means the weather in North-East Ohio, and I know that there are far to many times when I have complaints about the weather here, and that is wrong because God gives us the weather He wants to for His own reasons, and He can never make a mistake.

 

The Word of God has been convicting to my heart as I read it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  Continue to trust the Lord with all of things that are going on, including our investment woes, and also the uncertainty of if and where the next job will be with HRSG.

 

Memory verses for the week:  Ephesians 6:12, 13

 

12.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the word forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.  13.  Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.