Sometimes, I write like John. I jump around, go forward and backwards in a story. Revelation is not in chronological order. As we navigate through the Revelation journey, we expect to hear about the seventh angel blowing the seventh trumpet in Revelation 10. John gives us another brief interlude instead and some general information about what he saw.
A mighty angel and a little book are the next topic of brief discussion.The angel is clothed with a cloud, a rainbow is on his head, his face is the sun and his feet like pillars of fire. He had a little book in his hand. He cried aloud and seven thunders had something to say. John was told by a voice from heaven: “Seal up what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down! ” (Rev. 10:1-4)
The mighty angel raises his right hand and swears, “There will be no more delay.” (Rev. 10:6)
The angel says: “When the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet…
God’s mysterious plan will be completed.
It will happen just as he told his servants the prophets. .” (Rev. 10:7)
John was told by the voice from heaven:“Go and take the open little book from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” (Rev.10:8)
Angel tells John to eat the little book and that it will be sweet in his mouth and bitter in his stomach.John eats it. (Rev. 10:8-10)
Revelation 10 really is a chapter of unknowns to us. We do learn that when the seventh trumpet blows what God has told the prophets will be fulfilled. However, we can’t know what the seven thundering voices said, nor what was in the little book, nor why John had to eat it.
I know one thing. The book of Revelation is a little book at the end of the Great Book. It is the final chapter and the completion of the end of days. When I began chomping into Revelation, it was “sweet as honey.” Jesus was revealed in so many wonderful ways. The past two “encouragements” have been tougher and really hard to stomach. I guess one could say, “bitter to the belly.” The word of God is to be devoured even when we may not know EXACTLY what we are eating, nor love exactly what it says. Holy Spirit will always show us what we need to know, when we need to know it.
I enCOURAGE you to have a steady diet of the Word of God. As we grow in faith, we move from the easy milk of the word to the meat of it. It is a little tougher to chew. We must eat to grow. We cannot starve ourselves of spiritual food, then wonder why we are so weak, and our faith is not strong. Our faith will grow if we feed it faith food.
“And I looked, and I heard an eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” (Revelation 8:13 )
Yesterday, we looked at the first four trumpets in Revelation 8. Today we are going to see what the two of the last three trumpets release. It cannot be good because John sees an eagle flying through heaven yelling, “Woe, woe, woe.” Woe is an exclamation of grief and sorrow. We should stop and take notice. Like I said before, if we think the first four trumpets are bad news, we have not seen anything yet. Let’s see what John saw in Revelation 9 and 10 as the three remaining trumpets are blown.
THE FIFTH TRUMPET
Blown and an angel unlocks the bottomless with a key. (Rev. 9:2)
Smoke rose from the pit and darkened the sun and air. (Rev. 9:2)
Locusts, given power like scorpions, rose from the pit in the smoke. (Rev. 9:3)
They couldn’t harm the grass ,so the other plague had not been released yet to destroy the grass. (Rev. 9:4)
Their mission is five months of torment to any man not sealed by God. (Rev. 9:4-5)
Torment but cannot kill. Death is put on pause for five months. (Rev. 9:5-6)
The locusts look like this…Read about them in Rev. 9:7-11
THE SIXTH TRUMPET
Blown and the four angels who had been held back at the Euphrates were released.
They were prepared and their assignment was to kill one third of the human race!
They were an army of 200,000,000 horsemen with breastplates of red, yellow, and blue.
The horses breathed fire, smoke, and brimstone and had tails like snakes.
Honestly, I do not know if this a literal army or a gathering of Satan’s demonic minions. I just know their mission is to kill.
All of this is bad, really bad! If the first four trumpet plagues were not bad enough, the fifth and the sixth are out of an unimaginable horror movie. However, the saddest thing to me is:
“The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, DID NOT REPENT of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. And they DID NOT REPENT of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.” (Revelation 9:20-21 CSB).
Sorceries in this verse is the Greek word, pharmakeia, meaning the use or administration of drugs; poisoning; witchcraft; the occult. There is no regard for life, private property, nor purity. Sounds a lot like the time we are living in, but it is going to get so much worse. I cannot even imagine this scene. Think about what we have seen over the last few years and still, it is no comparison to what it will be like during the Great Tribulation. Yet, people are still given the opportunity to repent and turn to God.
I enCOURAGE you to turn to Jesus in every area of your life. When you think you cannot do it, call on Jesus. He will help you through. I encourage you to be bold and courageous. Share Jesus. Encourage others to submit to Jesus as Savior and LORD. The LORD God gives us innumerable chances to repent and turn to Him! Can you hear my heart? I am woeful and feel a pit in my stomach when I think of my worst enemy experiencing any of these woes! Life is absolutely amazing with Jesus, but woe to you who continue to turn your back on Him, His words, and His ways. I do not want anybody to go through the “woes” mentioned in the horror of Revelation 9. It is past time to get serious. If you are not for God, you are against Him.
“God [is] jealous, and the LORD avenges; The LORD avenges and [is] furious. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves [wrath] for His enemies;” (Nahum 1:2 NKJV)
Revelation 8 brings us to the midpoint of the Great Tribulation and gives us a preview of what is about to be unleased in the last three and a half years. The Antichrist is trying to put together his government to rule the world. Three of the original ten nations have backed out on him. It is about to get really ugly in the Middle East as He starts to act up.
The episode of Revelation 8 opens unusually. We have been waiting to see what is behind the seventh seal. “When he [Jesus] opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”(Revelation 8:1 CSB) Heaven has been described as a place where the Lord is praised continually. In the opening of seventh seal what caused the awkward pause in heaven for thirty minutes? Can you imagine a news reporter going silent for thirty minutes on air? We cannot even attempt to guess what was unsealed. We will have to wait.
What happens next? Judgement! Seven angels were given seven trumpets. Another angel with a gold incense burner stood at the altar. He was given a lot of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints. (Rev. 8:3) The smoke of incense and the prayers went up . The angel took the incense burner and filled it with fire which was also a combination of prayers and incense. He threw it down to earth which resulted in thunder, lightning, and an earthquake. The last 3 ½ years started with a bang.
The angels then prepared to blow the trumpets as an alarm to what was heading to earth.
THE FIRST TRUMPET (Rev. 8:7) Blown and hail, fire, mixed with blood was hurled to earth. Results: A third of earth, a third of trees burned up, and all the grass was burned up.
THE SECOND TRUMPET (Rev. 8:8-9) Blown and something like a fiery, great mountain was hurled into the sea. Results: A third of the sea became blood. A third of living sea creatures die. A third of ships will were destroyed.
THE THIRD TRUMPET (Revelation 8:10-11) Blown and a great star named Wormwood, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. Results: It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water. A third of the waters became wormwood, and bitter. Many people died from the waters.
THE FOURTH TRUMPET “The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light and also a third of the night. (Revelation 8:12 CSB).
Things get a lot darker. However, If you think these warnings are bad, you have not seen anything yet.
“I looked and heard an eagle flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound! “ (Revelation 8:12-13 CSB)
I enCOURAGE you to go silent before the Lord. Ask Him what He wants to show you as we journey through Revelation. I also encourage you to take this time to pray for family, friends, and all to choose Jesus. He is salvation and a way to escape the Great Tribulation. I do not know when the Lord is going to come and take His bride. I do know that we need to watch and be prepared to meet Him in the sky. Who knows the hour or the minute of His return? Just be ready and watching, please? Don’t put off turning to Him any longer.
In Revelation 7, there is a little break in the action from the Antichrist trying to establish himself. God is still at work. He did not exit the earth when the four horses came riding in. In fact, in the first three verses of Revelation 7, we see four angels standing on the corners of the earth. They are holding back the four winds of the earth. They are not allowing the prince of the air, nor the winds to blow on the earth, sea, nor on any trees until God’s servants can be “sealed” in the forehead.
The Greek Lexicon defines “sealed” as: to mark; to stamp; to confirm, authenticate, place beyond doubt; guarantee. A seal also depicts ownership. A seal states, “This belongs to me. Don’t touch.” Are you signed by your new name? Are you sealed? Are you delivered?
Jesus was sealed by the Father. (John 6:27) God has sealed us as believers. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) God sealed every believer with the Holy Spirit of promise. (Ephesians 1:13)
In Revelation 7:4-8, 144,000 of God’s servants are sealed. They are Jews who come to Jesus after the church has exited the earth. They are described as 144, 000 children of Israel, 12,000 from each tribe. They are protected and have a service to perform for God. It appears they are sealed to lead Israel and some of the remaining Gentiles to the Lord during the Great Tribulation. Are the 144, 000 alive now? Is the Lord preparing their hearts? We will learn more about them in Revelation 14.
In the remaining verses of Revelation 7:9-17, John writes about seeing a multitude from the Great Tribulation.
They were innumerable from every nation, tribe, people, and language.
They were standing before the throne and the Lamb.
They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands which signifies victory.
They cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
John also saw all the angels standing around the throne, with the elders and the four living creatures. They fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, saying,
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.” (Rev. 7:12 KJV)
One of the elders asked John, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from? ” Note: This is a different group than the Church/the bride of Christ that is spoken of in Chapter 4 and 5 of Revelation.
The elder told John, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one seated on the throne will shelter them: They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat. For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. “ (Revelation 7:14-17 CSB)
It seems this Great Multitude arrives at the throne from the evangelistic work of the 144,000. Jews and Gentiles both makeup the Great Multitude and are delivered from the grips of the Antichrist. Will backsliders, lukewarm Christians, and those who were not prepared, nor looking for Jesus, who missed the first call to heaven, be given another chance during the Great Tribulation? Oh my! This is not a chance I want to take. I want nothing to do with the Great Tribulation and everything to do with Jesus, now.
God is still in the salvation business today and even in the Great Tribulation. The heart of God is that all be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3-7). Choose and turn to Him today.
I enCOURAGE you not to miss one more minute of life without Jesus in it! Choose whom you will serve today. Invite Him to live in you. Do not be caught asleep or trying to prepare when it is too late. Read His word and do what He says. It is really simple. His word leads to life more abundantly, here, and now. Jesus is our salvation. Are you signed, sealed, and delivered by Him?
“And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of their wrath has come! And who is able to stand? ” (Revelation 6:16-17 CSB)KJV)
We looked at the bad of Revelation 6, yesterday. Let’s revisit. The Antichrist, war, famine, death, hell, and the Lamb’s wrath will be unleashed. And, there will be martyrs. But God…He has allowed us to live in the age of His grace. He has provided us a way to escape. His name is Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God, the Lamb, was slain for us to eternally escape the wrath we deserve.
The good news is…Jesus! The heavens will be rolled up and removed (Rev.6:14). All remaining left on earth will see the face of God who sits on the throne and the unavoidable wrath of the Lamb. As followers of Christ, here and now, we get to escape the day of the Lamb’s wrath.
How? I believe the trumpet will sound and before we can bat an eye, we, the body of Christ, will be taken out of here before the great day of wrath.
“For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 CSB)
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:52 CSB)
Repeatedly in Word of God the body of Christ is told that we escape the wrath:
We are saved through Jesus from wrath.He took the wrath for us.
“But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. How much more then, since we have now been declared righteous by his blood, will we be saved through him from wrath.” (Romans 5:8-9 CSB)
We will be rescued from the coming wrath.
“…how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead – Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath. ” (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 CSB)
We are not appointed to wrath but salvation.We do not have an appointment with wrath but with Jesus, our Salvation.
“But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled and put on the armor of faith and love, and a helmet of the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,” (1 Thessalonians 5:8-9 CSB)
I enCOURAGE you not to miss your appointment with destiny and the journey of your lifetime. Choose Jesus, NOW! If you have read this, accept this as yet another of His invitations to make your life right. He has made the call. Actually, I believe the Lord has called you repeatedly. How many times have you looked at the caller ID and rejected Him? Your salvation is NOW. Get your one-way ticket out of here and escape the Lamb’s coming wrath. Expiring SOON.
“The one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:13 CSB)
Remember back in Revelation 5, no one was found worthy to open the seals and the Lamb, Jesus, took the scrolls. In Revelation 6 the Worthy One now opens the seals to reveal what’s in them. The judgements and the horsemen are released. According to 2 Thessalonians this will not happen until there is a great falling away, the Antichrist is revealed (not necessarily by name but by actions–see Revelation 13 & 17) and he sits as God in the rebuilt temple.
“Let no one deceive you by any means; for [that Day will not come] unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 NKJV, read all of 2 Thes.2)
The First Seal–Rider on White Horse
“And I saw and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.” (Revelation 6:2 KJV)
Oddly enough, he has a bow and no arrows. He was given a crown because he did not have one already. This cannot be Jesus because he already had many crowns and had already conquered. Jesus is also the one holding and opening the scrolls. This is a picture of the Antichrist being let loose on the earth. Jesus will return to the earth later riding a white horse (Rev. 19:11) This is just Satan being his faker self.
Scripture tells us that the Antichrist makes a peace deal with Israel to begin his assignment. He is attempting to set himself as a “peaceful” world dominator. Three and a half years later, he breaks the deal. The following horseman are his “power” tools through the seven-year period until Jesus says no more.
The Second Seal—The Man of War on Red Horse
“And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.” (Revelation 6:4 KJV)
This rider brings disruption of peace between Israel, its neighbors, and Russia. He brings war and death. Remember, he has fooled himself and others into thinking that he is going to rule the world.
The Third Seal—Famine comes riding on the Black Horse
“And when he had opened the third seal…. a black horse: and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand… A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6 KJV)\
Food becomes scarce and will cost about twelve times what it normally does. However, the remnant of Israel is taken care of and nourished for 3 ½ years . (Rev.12:14)
The Fourth Seal—Death on the Pale Horse
“A pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.” (Revelation 6:8 KJV)
Interesting, the pale horse rider, Death, along with Hell and the other horsemen are given power to release havoc on one-fourth of the world, the European-Mediterranean area. Hilton Sutton shows us in his book, Revelation Revealed, page 93, there will be no world domination for the Antichrist according to Isaiah 19, Zechariah 14, Daniel 11:25, 30, 32, 40, 41, 44 and Revelation 9. However, Jesus says, “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.”(Matthew 24:21)
The Fifth Seal— The Tribulation Martyrs
“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held…” (Revelation 6:9 KJV)
These martyrs will be killed for the Word of God and their testimony after the church has been caught up. “Gospel of grace” message will be replaced by the “Kingdom of God of heaven is at hand.” The Christians will call for judgment and vengeance. They are told to wait. Ultimately, “the martyrs are avenged by Armageddon and resurrected reign with Christ on earth.” -Hilton Sutton
The Sixth Seal— Terror, Natural Uproar, Wrath
“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black…the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth… And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.” (Revelation 6:12-14 KJV)
Jesus has had enough. He is coming to conquer and rule the world. The end of tribulation is coming to an end. This is literally the worst day
“For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Revelation 6:17 KJV)
These are the signs before Revelation 19 and Matthew 24.
I enCOURAGE you to choose Jesus, now! This is not meant to scare you. It is meant to direct you to Jesus. According to the Word, as a current follower of Christ, we will not be here on earth during the seven-year period of the Great Tribulation. I promise you the word of God is true. These things are going to happen and the only way to escape before they begin is Jesus. Yep, things are going to get worse before they are better. I am pleading with you to quit playing at life, live it for, and with the Lord.
“Knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed… Let us walk honestly, as in the day…” (Romans 13:11, 13 KJV)
When I was around nine or ten years old, I remember being told that I sleepwalked into our den and pulled down our Christmas tree. If I had been my mom, I would not have put it back up. She does not remember exactly what happened, and neither do I, I was asleep. I do not have a clue. Mom said I did some damage to the tree. I can see how sleepwalking could be dangerous.
Many are sleepwalking through life; I was. I did the best I could to just get by while working, trying to be a wife, and mother to two small boys. I cannot put a date on the day that I awoke, realized I needed to live differently and needed to invite Jesus into to EVERY area of my life. Occasionally, we suddenly awake and jump out of bed, but if you are anything like me, waking and arising are progressive. Sometimes, I lay there thinking, I do not want to get up. Other times, I cannot wait to get up. Most of the times, I give little thought to it and just get up. Scriptures says:
“Knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed. … Let us walk honestly, as in the day…” (Romans 13:11, 13 KJV)
Do you know what time it is? We do not rise before it is time to get up. Are you still sleep walking through life? Are you allowing things to just happen around you? Are you choosing not to awake to the Lord nor live on purpose? Paul told us 2000 years ago, “It was high time to awake.” Do you know what day and time it is? The time is NOW! It is “high time,” which means it is not just the day; it is the hour! It a very specific season! It is Christ-time. We should be living and expecting any day, according to scripture. We have been in the last days since Jesus arose. It is the season. The end of days is drawing near, and we need to live accordingly. It is time to wake up from sleepwalking and start awake-walking. We are encouraged in Roman 13:13 to walk honestly like it daytime.
“This sleepiness in the Christian is exceedingly dangerous, too, because he can do a great deal while he is asleep that will make him look as if he were quite awake.” (Spurgeon)
Paul encourages us again, “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light. See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:14-15 NKJV) Christ will lead us in every walk of life, if we wake up to Him and righteousness (right living). He will give us the light we need to awake and walk circumspectly. Walk circumspectly means to live and walk on purpose. It means to walk exactly, accurately, precisely, carefully, diligently, and perfectly. According to Strongs Concordance, it means to “walk the most straightest.”
Isn’t the fastest way to get somewhere, the straightest way? Israel sleepwalked, talked and wandered through the desert for forty years. If they had awakened to the instructions of the Lord and walked circumspectly, their journey would have only been about eleven days instead of years. Our journeys through life would be much shorter if we would wake up and walk “the most straightest.”
I enCOURAGE you to AWAKE don’t sleepwalk through life turning over Christmas trees. Live on purpose. Cause the least damage. Walk circumspectly. You will get to your destiny a whole lot quicker. Get into the Word and let Jesus lead the way. The time is now. It is the hour. Don’t be caught sleeping. Be caught walking “the most straightest.”
“Be ready for service and have your lamps lit. “You are to be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them. If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, blessed are those servants. … You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Luke 12:35-3, 40 CSB)
BE A “PUT ON” AND DRESS APPROPRIATELY October 22, 2021
“Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on…” (Colossians 3:12 CSB)
Yesterday, we focused on being called God’s holy and beloved chosen. As a chosen daughter or son of God, and brother of Jesus, King of Kings, we are loved so much that the Lord tells us, “do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.” (Luke 12:22 NKJV). Life is made simpler for us. He tells us not to worry about what to put on. He is the ultimate stylist and gives a whole list of things to put on and also, things to purge out of our closet.
PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT. (Romans 13:12) Put on a sober mind. Put on purity. Put on self-control Put on peace. Put on long suffering.
Put off the works of darkness. Put off drunkenness and drinking parties. Put off lust and sexual immorality. Put off excessive consumption of food. Put off strife and quarreling Put off envy and jealousy Put of getting hot and boiling.
PUT ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (Romans 13:14) Put off the flesh. Put off cravings and longings. Put off lust.
PUT ON THE NEW MAN which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. (Ephesians 4:24 KJV)
Put off the old man which grows corrupt from desires of lust, deception, and greed. Put off your former conduct, (Ephesians 4:22 NKJV)
PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUROF GOD so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. and so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, stand. (Ephesians 6:11,14) Put on the belt of truth buckled around your waist. (Ephesians 6:14) Put on the breastplate of righteousness. (Ephesians 6:14) Put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace for shoes. (Ephesians 6:15) Put on the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Ephesians 6:16) Put on the helmet of salvation. (Ephesians 6:17) Put on the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God and pray in the Spirit on all occasions. Put on alertness and keep on praying.(Ephesians 6:18)
Put off whatever belongs to your earthly nature and old man. .(Colossians 3:5) Put off sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.(Colossians 3:5) Put off anger, rage, malice, slander, filthy language from your lips and lying. (Colossians 3:8-9) Put off your old self with its practices. (Colossians 3:9)
PUT ON YOUR NEW MAN and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.” (Colossians 3:10)
PUT ON AS THE CHOSEN AND ELECT OF GOD, holy and beloved… Put on tender mercies and compassionate hearts. Put on kindness. Put on humbleness of mind, a deep sense of one’s littleness. Put on meekness and gentleness. Put on patience and longsuffering. (Colossians 3:12)
PUT ON LOVE, which is the bond of perfection and completion, above all these things. (Colossians 3:14)
I enCOURAGE you to dress appropriately as a chosen, selected, and elected child of God. Put on the armor of light, the new man, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the whole armor of God. Put on mercy, kindness, humbleness, gentleness, and patience. Above all, put on love. It covers a multitude of sins that need to be put off.
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God! For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks [himself] with ornaments, And as a bride adorns [herself] with her jewels.” (Isaiah 61:10 NKJV)
Red, yellow, black and white, you are chosen in His sight
by Tammy Phillips October 21, 2021
“For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that He has chosen you,” (1 Thessalonians 1:4 CSB)
“Those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” (Revelation 17:14 NKJV)
Are you feeling rejected or neglected? Are you with Him?
YOU ARE CHOSEN.
Jesus was the Chosen and rejected, first, then He elected the rejected, you and me.
“Coming to Him [as to] a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God [and] precious,” (1 Peter 2:4 NKJV)
YOU ARE CHOSEN. YOU ARE SELECTED. YOU ARE ELECTED . YOU ARE NOT REJECTED. YOU ARE PICKED OUT. YOU ARE FAVORED.
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. (Ephesians 1:5 NLT)
YOU ARE CHOSEN.
“For many are called, but few are chosen.”(Matthew 22:14 NKJV)
Everyone is called. Everyone is invited to the party of life in the Lord. Few are “chosen” because few choose Him.
YOU ARE CHOSEN.
But God…. …has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise …has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty …has chosen those with no family or people in the world …has chosen the things which are despised …has chosen the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are…(1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NKJV)
Were you foolish, weak, orphaned, despised, a nothing or nobody? God chose you and He is going to use you. He says so in 1 Corinthians 1:26-29. Can you not find a fit in one of those categories?
YOU ARE CHOSEN
“The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.” (Acts 22:14 NKJV)
Actually, Ananias said the above to Paul, but God is no respector of persons. We are all His favorite children. So, I am saying it to you. You are chosen to know His will, see and hear Him.
YOU ARE CHOSEN
“But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.” (2 Thessalonians 2:13 CSB)
YOU ARE CHOSEN
“YOU ARE A CHOSEN generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;” (1 Peter 2:9 NKJV)
You are not only chosen, you are a chose generation. You were chosen to be here on earth at this very moment in time. You are also a royal! You are special! You are His!
YOU ARE CHOSEN
I enCOURAGE you to KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are selected and not rejected. You are chosen and when you choose Jesus, you are adopted into the family of God. He picks you to be His. He gives you everything a loving parent would give their own blood offspring, and so much more! You are His fave.
YOU ARE CHOSEN.
I enCOURAGE you, “therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,” (Colossians 3:12 CSB)
Complete in Him 