Wed.’s Devo - Jesus’ Return

Read: Exodus 23:14-25:40; Matthew 24:29-51; Psalm 30:1-12; Proverbs 7:24-27
Every year when I read through the Bible I like to notice different things. This year I am amazed at how much angels are mentioned in the Bible and how involved with us they are. God tells Moses about his feasts that he wants them to celebrate every year then he tells them that an angel would be sent to guard them on their way and bring them into the land He had prepared for them. He tells them not to rebel against this angel or oppose what he does. God said he would also make the nations afraid of them and He would drive out the wild animals as they entered the land.
I can’t help but think that if the Church would be what we are suppose to be on the earth, that the government and leaders of our nation and God’s enemies would fear us and not vice versa. That is what God wants.
Moses, Joshua (his aide), Aaron and his two sons and the seventy elders got to go half way up the mountain and see God in his glory and eat and drink with God. Then Moses and Joshua stayed and they went back to govern the people until Moses returned. Moses went alone the rest of the way up the mountain and got the plans for the tabernacle. He was to make it just like the one in heaven which the Lord showed him. It was scaled down but the dimensions were the same ratio as the real ones in heaven. If we want to know what heaven is like we can look at earth and minus the devil and his work, this is what heaven looks like. It is a kingdom that is powered by worship and praise and blesses all its inhabitants. Everyone uses their gifts and operates to glorify Jesus and God.
In Matthew, we see angels once again that will gather the elect from the earth and in heaven. This will happen when Jesus blows the last trumpet and appears at his second coming in the skies. (We will accompany him.)
Jesus gave several signs that would precipitate his coming but then he gave a parable of the last sign. The sign right before he comes will be the fact that the fig tree is tender and putting forth leaves. The fig tree is Israel so when Israel’s heart is soft and it is manifesting the kingdom of God on the earth then we know that the time is very, very close.
Jesus warns that generation not to get wary of waiting but to stay alert and watching because Jesus will surely come.
Lord, help us to understand the day we are living in and its importance. Help us to stand behind what you are doing in our nation and on the earth. We pray for our leaders both government and spiritual. Help us to bring your kingdom to earth.