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Scripture Reference Hosea 12-14 Revelation 4

Good Choice

Hosea 12-14, Revelation 4
Key Verse: Hosea 14:9

We make choices every day about a multitude of things, some of which are of little or no consequence. But some of our choices are of great significance. How well we choose can set us apart from the crowd. The person who makes good choices will be known for his wisdom and discernment.

Hosea concludes with a statement that describes the wise person. This truth summarizes well the choice every one of us should make. He says that the wise, prudent person should understand that "the ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them" (14:9).

Choose to accept the truth that the ways of the Lord are right. That is the crucial decision that needs to precede all others. The Bible teaches us the ways of the Lord. We need to read it and learn it with an attitude of acceptance. God’s ways are right.

Then choose to act on the truth that the ways of the Lord are right. Accepting is one thing, acting is another. Someone may agree but not practice. The wise person does more than just agree with truth-he lives it. That is the crucial next step. Transgressors, on the other hand, do not walk in the ways of the Lord and they stumble.

Choose wisely and prudently. Choose the ways of the Lord.

We must read, learn and live the Word. Today renew your commitment before God that you will choose His ways.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 5 Joel 1-3

Striking Imagery

Joel 1–3, Revelation 5
Key Verse: Revelation 5:6

John’s vision of the heavenly throne room is one of the most moving worship scenes in the Bible, one filled with rich and striking imagery that joins Old and New Testament truth in a single person, Jesus Christ. He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David and the Lamb of God, the only One worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.

Allow for a moment your mind to dwell on this scene. John “wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll” (v. 4). Then he heard that the Lion of the tribe of Judah had “triumphed” and was able to open the scroll (v. 5). He turned to see the Lion and saw the Lamb. Old and New Testament converge and contain a striking imagery not seen in our English translations.

The Lamb is described as looking “as if it had been slain” (v. 6). That phrase is a translation of a Greek word that means “with its throat cut.” Our English versions emphasize that the marks of death are visible, but the original language communicates the picture of a sacrifice. How else would a lamb have been sacrificed? Its throat would have been cut.

Yet notice that the Lamb is standing. He is not dead, even though slain.

Jesus is the Lamb of God. He died for our sins, yet He lives! And He alone is worthy “‘to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’” (v. 12).

We prefer a nicer image of the death of Christ to this bloody one. Yet the truth is that Jesus died a cruel death for us. Meditate on this truth today. Thank God for the Lamb, the One who was slain.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 6 Amos 1-3

God’s Nobody

Amos 1–3, Revelation 6
Key Verse: Amos 1:1

My hometown had only one building, which contained the train station, general store, gas station and post office. I used to say that it was “just five miles south of resume speed.” There’s something about coming from a small town that makes you feel insignificant.

I’m sure Amos was like that. He came from the tiny village of Tekoa. If you rode your donkey south out of Jerusalem you soon came to Bethlehem. If you rode six miles further, you came to Tekoa. And if you rode even further you came to nothing. Tekoa was a frontier town, on the edge of the harsh Judean wilderness.

There, Amos was a shepherd. He was not the mayor of the town; he was a sheep breeder. He was a nobody.

Still, God came to this nobody and called him to become His servant and spokesman. (Read Amos 7:14–15.) Amos wasn’t eloquent nor was he educated. But he was available and he wholly obeyed the Lord. Eleven times in his tiny book Amos says, “Thus says the LORD . . . ”

Maybe God has something special for you to do too. It doesn’t matter what you are now; it only matters what He intends to make of you. Be available. Be clean. Be ready. You may be His next Amos.

“God, make me the kind of person who is clean and pure before You, so that if You have some special task for me to do, I will be ready, willing and able to do it.”

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Scripture Reference Revelation 7 Amos 4-6

Too at Ease in Zion

Amos 4–6, Revelation 7
Key Verse: Amos 6:1

You’ve probably heard about the meeting that was called to deal with the problem of apathy—no one cared enough about the problem to show up! The better things appear to be, the easier it is to grow complacent. Yet there are dangers inherent in complacency. Ruin can set in when diligence is set aside. For example, don’t worry about changing the oil in your car because it seems to be running fine. One day the warning light will come on, and it may be too late for your engine. Or as an ad for a dentist advised, “Ignore your teeth and eventually they will go away.”

Complacency in the spiritual life is a great danger too. Just as a car or our physical health can suffer from benign neglect, so can our spiritual health. We may fail to see the damage that is occurring when we do not maintain our spiritual life. We may one day wake up to realize that just like ignored teeth, our spiritual life is in shambles due to our complacency.

The prophet Amos cried out to the people of Israel, “Woe to you who are complacent [at ease] in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria” (6:1). At the heart of the complacency was pride. “We have Zion, the city of God,” they might have said. The people of Samaria viewed themselves as economically and militarily secure. Their vision did not match the reality of their situation. They faced judgment. God declared, “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver u the city and everything in it” (v. 8). We can be too at ease in Zion.

“God, help me to rest in You but not grow complacent about Your Word and my spiritual life. May I rest in You but keep my walk with You vibrant.”

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Scripture Reference Revelation 8 Amos 7-9

The Sound of Silence

Amos 7–9, Revelation 8
Key Verse: Revelation 8:1

During the premier of Handel’s Messiah, King George II was so moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that he spontaneously rose to his feet and stood for the remainder of the performance, his eyes glistening with emotion. The rest of the audience, when they saw the king reverently standing as the music swelled, also stood—a tradition that remains to this day.

Remember that chorus? Wave after wave of hallelujahs sweep over you. And then—the orchestra and the choir suddenly stop! There is silence, a thundering silence, full of awe and intense anticipation. There is a sense of drama, of suspense, of mystery. We know it is not over. The last hallelujah is yet to sound. Suddenly the silence shatters under the triumphant blow of the final majestic, “Hallelujah!”

Handel used a dramatic pause to get the attention of the audience, just like God used a dramatic pause to get our attention in Revelation 8:1. The rapidly moving drama of the seven-seal judgment stops. The breaking of the final seal brings an unexpected result: silence. The captured attention is then drawn to the seven angels who are given seven trumpets—but still no sound. Finally in verse 5 the silence is broken with “peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.”

God used silence to catch our attention to show us His judgment. He does not do this for mere dramatic effect but that we might repent. Sadly, the Bible tells us, men will ignore God’s acts of judgment and will instead curse Him. When God catches our attention, we better listen!

Do you really listen to what God says to your through His Word? The real evidence is the changes you make in your life. What evidence do you have to show that God has your attention?

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Scripture Reference Revelation 9 Obadiah

The Seriousness of Sin

Obadiah, Revelation 9
Key Verse: Revelation 9:20

This chapter of Revelation does two things. First, it tells of events that will occur. It is a prophecy detailing part of the judgment God will pour out on this earth. It also serves as a warning of the seriousness of sin.

The seriousness of sin is seen in the increasing severity of judgment. As you read through Revelation you will notice this. The warning at the end of chapter 8 is given in a way that none will fail to see or hear. The movement through the seal and trumpet judgments, on to the bowl judgments, is one of increasing severity.

The seriousness of sin is also seen in the severity of the judgments themselves. Torment and death are the results of the fifth and sixth trumpets. We sometimes focus more on the description of these judgments rather than reflect on their severity. These will make all other disasters pale in comparison.

And how does mankind react? Incredibly, with great stubbornness. In verses 20 and 21 we’re told that people refuse to turn to God. Their hearts are set in their hostility toward Him. Not even torment and death lead them to repentance. They “still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood . . . . Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.”

Sin can so grip the heart that even the judgment of God does not break its grasp. Don’t just learn about the future from these verses but see the warning for the present. See the seriousness of sin.

We sometimes are too casual about sin and its effects. Consider your life today, looking to see if sin is gripping some part of it. By God’s grace and power you can break its grasp.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 10 Jonah 1-4

Sweet to Taste, but Hard to Swallow

Jonah 1–4, Revelation 10
Key Verse: Revelation 10:11

Have you ever put off going to the doctor because you do not want to hear what might be said? Or have you delayed taking your car to a mechanic for the same reason? Or have you avoided your accountant for fear your financial picture is rather bleak? There are times when we need to hear from the doctor, mechanic and accountant. We know that what they have to say may be for our good, but it is hard to hear. It may be good for us, but it is hard to swallow.

Sometimes the Word of God is sweet to taste but hard to swallow. That was John’s experience as he was given a little scroll and told to eat it. In his mouth it was sweet, but in his stomach it turned sour.

The Word should be as sweet as honey in our mouth. In it we read of God’s promises, of hope and of heaven. God’s Word teaches us about salvation and gives us the instruction we need to live a godly life. It is sweet to align ourselves with God and His truth.

Yet God’s Word also contains judgment. That is the part that can be hard to swallow, yet it also is God’s truth. We do not find pleasure in the prospect of the wrath of God.

John would rather have stayed with the sweet things of the Word, but God recommissioned him to carry the prophecy of judgment, to tell the hard truth to people. Sometimes we also have to tell others what they do not want to hear.

It can be hard to tell of God’s judgments, but we must be faithful to the Word and its message.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 11 Micah 1-3

Satan Rules, but God Overrules

Micah 1–3, Revelation 11
Key Verses: Revelation 11:1–2

A time is coming in which it will seem like Satan is on the throne. His kind of government, church and economic world system will be in place as well as his kind of control. In those days it will look like Satan rules, but consistently God will show that He overrules. In what is considered to be one of the most perplexing chapters of Revelation, God demonstrates this.

That God is in charge is seen in an act of protection found in verses 1 and 2. He instructed John to mark off the boundaries of the temple and to count the worshipers there. That place and those people are then set aside, Satan notwithstanding. God can draw the line on Satan anytime, anyplace because He is in charge. What He protects is protected.

That God is in charge is also seen in an act of proclaiming. The next portion of this chapter tells of the two witnesses. In the midst of darkness, they are light. They also are protected until they finish their testimony. This may seem to be Satan’s time, but God’s message will still be going out and His messengers will be triumphant.

The scene of the people celebrating the death of the two witnesses should scare us in the sense that again we see the deceitfulness of sin. It should also embolden us because at that precise time God again demonstrates Resurrection power!

It should also amaze us. God has been rejected but still reaches out. Even in that day of abomination, God will have a witness.

“Some days, God, it seems like Satan is in control. Help me remember that You alone are the Sovereign of the universe, that you overrule Satan.”

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Scripture Reference Revelation 12 Micah 4-5

The Dark Side of Christmas

Micah 4–5, Revelation 12
Key Verses: Revelation 12:1–2

Once upon a time there was a kingdom. The person who ruled the kingdom was not the rightful ruler but a usurper. One day he learned that a baby would be born, one who would be the rightful heir to the throne. He knew that if the baby were allowed to live, it would be able to claim the throne and take it from him. So he decided to kill the baby. He tried but failed because the baby was safely taken to another kingdom.

Do you recognize this story? It’s not a fairy tale. It is the Christmas story, told without the usual emphasis on angels and shepherds and magi, or bright lights and joyful songs. It is “the dark side of Christmas.” The usurper is Satan. The rightful ruler is Christ. This is the version of the Christmas story found in Revelation 12.

Too often we forget this aspect of Christ’s birth. Satan desired that the Child die. Thankfully, the truth of the Christmas story includes not only Satan’s enmity toward Jesus, but also Christ’s ultimate victory over him. Revelation 12 pictures the cosmic struggle and the celebration song. The kingdom comes! The accuser is thrown out! Rejoice!

The chapter concludes somewhat ominously. Satan has failed but does not accept defeat without a bitter struggle. The victory has been won, but the battle grows fiercer and darker for the church. Still, we are assured that satanic evil on earth is really a defeated power.

Rejoice in the truth that Satan is a defeated power, but don’t let down your guard. He will ultimately go down, but not without a fight.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 13 Micah 6-7

The Pardoning God

Micah 6–7, Revelation 13
Key Verse: Micah 7:18

Someone has said that humor is only the truth thinly disguised. The phrase “I don’t get mad, I get even” is intended to be humorous, but the truth is evident. For some people, this phrase is like a mantra for relationship management. Its corollary statement is, “Do unto others before they do unto you.” Sadly, some people live with anger and revenge in their hearts—and at times that shows in their lives.

Consider this description of God: He “pardons sin and forgives the transgression . . . . [He does] not stay angry forever” and it is His “delight to show mercy” (v. 18). If that isn’t contrast enough, add the next verse. “You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea” (v. 19). With God, the only thing that gets walked over is our sins!

This is an amazing picture of God. He pardons, forgives, shows mercy and has compassion. Don’t miss the application of all of this. What He does is done for you and me. We are the ones who have sinned and need forgiveness. He is the One who through Jesus offers salvation to us. When we receive Jesus, we receive all the benefits of the God who pardons, forgives, shows mercy and has compassion.

And as you think of what this means for you, remember the responsibility that comes with the blessing. Paul put it this way: “Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Col. 3:13).

“Lord, I thank You that You are the pardoning God and ask that You will help me to be a forgiving person.”

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Scripture Reference Nahum 1-3 Revelation 14

The Difference a Day Can Make

Nahum 1-3, Revelation 14
Key Verse: Revelation 14:1

God does not give us just a hope for a tomorrow. He gives us a hope-filled tomorrow. The opening scene of Revelation 14, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000, comes on the heels of one of the darkest chapters in the Bible. In chapter 13 there is only darkness and apparent defeat for the people of God. But what a difference a chapter can make! The text moves from hopeless to hope-filled and helps us focus on a future of victory and vindication.

The hope-filled future is one of victory as described in verses 1–5. The Lamb stands on Mount Zion, not on the shifting sands of the seashore like the dragon in Revelation 13:1. His followers stand not in defeat, but victory. They stand on Zion, not in exile but in Israel, the place where Messiah will gather the redeemed. They stand and sing, not in sorrow but with a new song, one of redemption and victory. And they stand before God.

The hope-filled future is also one of vindication. The climatic announcements in the remainder of the chapter are of the everlasting Gospel, the fall of Babylon and the torment of the beast worshipers. There is promised rest and more angels of judgment.

If Revelation ended with chapter 13, we would be left with a picture of defeat. But chapter 14 encourages us to patient endurance and to remain faithful to Jesus. There will be victory and vindication.

After reading both Revelation 13 and 14, we should be convinced that God is ultimately in control and nothing should shake us-ever. Since that is true, do not let the events of this day shake you.

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Scripture Reference Revelation 15 Habakkuk 1-3

God Is Good, All the Time

Habakkuk 1-3, Revelation 15
Key Verse: Habakkuk 3:19

We need to remind ourselves that God is good all the time, with special emphasis on "all the time." When things are going well, it's easy to say, "God is good." But in difficult times those words can be hard to say. At any time we should be able to join Habakkuk in saying, "The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights" (3:19).

Notice the verses immediately before that one. Habakkuk is writing about difficult times. In particular he points to crop failure and the absence of livestock. Those are indications of economic ruin, financial disaster and food shortage. It is not a pleasant picture-no buds on the fig trees or grapes on the vines. The olive crop has failed and there is no food in the fields. Even the sheep pens and cattle stalls are empty. "Yet," he writes, "I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior" (v.18). Habakkuk understood both that God is good and that He is good all the time.

How clearly do you understand that? If things are going well for you today, it is easy to say, "God is good." But what will happen when your situation changes? It is then you should read Habakkuk 3 again to be reminded that God is good-all the time.

Pause right now to thank God for His goodness. Make this a daily prayer.

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Scripture Reference Zephaniah 1-3 Revelation 16

Immanuel

Zephaniah 1-3, Revelation 16
Zephaniah 3:17

If there is one direction our thoughts should head today, it is to the birth of Jesus Christ. This is the great moment in which God physically entered into our world. He "became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14). If we were to put all this into one word we would say, "Immanuel," which means, "God with us" (Matt. 1:23).

We also must remember that He did this "to save His people from their sins" (Matt. 1:21). Jesus did not just come for a visit, nor was His birth just the birth of another man. Rather, His birth was the intentional, preplanned act of God whereby He entered our world to become our Savior. He was born to die. That is a simple statement, but do not let the simplicity of it belie the significance of what it says.

Zephaniah the prophet wrote of these two things-God with us and His work of redemption—when he said, "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing" (3:17).

On Christmas Day our focus can become blurred by all the cultural trappings of the holiday. Passages such as this call our attention back to what is central to the celebration. It is Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, who came to save.

The greatest gift is not found under a tree but in Jesus.

"Thank you, God, for the greatest gift, one not of tinsel and glitter but of eternal value. Thank you for Jesus and for the gift of salvation we receive from You."

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Scripture Reference Haggai 1-2 Revelation 17

Be Strong, Be Strong, Be Strong

Haggai 1-2, Revelation 17
Key Verse: Haggai 2:4

Depression, it is said, has become the common cold of the mind. In spite of so many blessings and so many benefits, people still struggle with depression. When we are "down" emotionally or mentally, it can even pull us down physically.

In the days of Haggai the people were discouraged. Why? Among other things, the new temple they had built was inferior to the old one. One of the common effects of depression was evident-their initiative was stifled. Depressed people often slow down, even stop altogether. Having lost their motivation, they sit. And the longer they sit, the more depressed they get.

God gave very specific instruction to His people, instruction that can help us. He said first, "Be strong." Then He said, "Be strong." After that He said, "Be strong." Mark it in Haggai 2:4. Three times God says, "Be strong." That is spiritually based emotional resolve! It's not psychological self-help talk but divine instruction. It is also something that we must determine to do, to be strong.

God instructed one other thing-"work." This was not a "don't just sit there, do something" kind of instruction. It is amazing how much healing can take place when we start being constructive again.

Don't miss the bottom line. God said, "For I am with you." His presence indeed makes all the difference.

Is something depressing you? Then decide what you can do about it! Work on it, remembering that God is with you.

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Scripture Reference Zechariah 1-4 Revelation 18

Live Up to Your Name

Zechariah 1-4, Revelation 18
Key Verse: Revelation 18:4

"If God doesn't judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah." Those words caught my attention the first time I heard them and every time I've heard them since. It is a striking statement. Rest assured, God will not have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. Recognize also that God is not going to judge just America. The day is coming when God will judge in its entirety the great satanic system of evil that has corrupted earth and mankind.

Revelation 18 opens with a scene of desolation. Babylon is fallen and ruined. There is a reason for the judgment—"'her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes'" (v. 5). God is not a cosmic bully but a righteous Judge. His wrath is related to the outworking of sin. The world sought luxury, elevated itself in pride, and was smug in its avoidance of suffering, saying, "I will never mourn" (v. 7). Instead she will experience all that she has avoided.

The scene in the chapter is one of ruin, but notice that it is a scene Christians can avoid. "'Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins'" (v. 4). We are called to come out, to be separate, to shun the charms and entrapments of this world. Like the warnings to the seven churches, this is addressed to those of us who claim to be Christ followers. Satan attempts to seduce us so we will abandon our loyalty to Jesus, but we must not.

The most common New Testament designation for a believer is "saint." It means "to be set apart to God for a holy purpose." Are you living up to that name?

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