Revelation 3:19-20 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
When we repent, God is always there waiting for us. Lord, may I accept Your discipline and always turn away from evil and toward You. When I do so, please sustain me so I will never hunger or thirst as we dine together in eternity.
Luke 9:45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Even the twelve were confused at times and hesitant to ask Jesus. The Lord still loved them and was patient with their uncertainties. He is the same with me.
Revelation 2:21-22 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling. So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.
The Lord gives us both time and opportunity to repent. If we do not, we risk harm to ourselves and those close to us. Lord, may I always be willing to live in Your ways.
Luke 9:44 “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.”
A lack of careful listening to the Lord prevents us from understanding His purposes. Give me ears to listen, Father!
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
We don’t always understand the signs God gives us, but He reveals their mystery to us in His timing.
Luke 9:42 Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.
“But Jesus…” I need to remember that when the devil is oppressing and attacking me or my family. Jesus has the last word and will show His power!
Jude 1:18-19 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
Lord, focus my heart and mind set on You and keep those who divide via ungodly desires far from my family, far from those I love, and far from me.
Luke 9:40 “I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”
There is a rhythm to ministry that involves success as well as failure. Faithfulness to the Lord’s call is what is important.
3 John 1:9-10 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.
When we put ourselves first, we separate ourselves from other believers and our selfish desires become a barrier for others to do God’s work.
Luke 9:35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
Listening to Jesus is essential for me to navigate my life. Help me, Lord!