Mon.’s Devo - The Good News!

Read: Zechariah 12:1-13:9; Revelation 19:1-21; Psalm 147:1-20; Proverbs 31:1-7 I love that God puts the formation of the human spirit up there with stretching out the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth. He compares Israel to an intoxicating drink and an immovable rock. The nations that gather against it will only be hurting themselves. God will defend Judah and make the least of them great and mighty. He will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will mourn that they didn’t receive Jesus like a father mourns for his firstborn son. All Israel will mourn individually because salvation is personal. God will open a fountain of cleansing for Israel and Judah and they will be baptized and cleansed of their sins. Idol worship will be erased and false prophets were not tolerated. No one will pretend to be a prophet who isn’t. God will purify them through fire and He will call them his people. In Revelation, Babylon had fallen so the crowd of believers in heaven shouted praises to God because his judgments are true and he had avenged the murder of his servants. The twenty-four elders also praise the Lord. Then the crowd shouted that it was time for the wedding feast of the Lamb, because the bride was now ready and dressed in white linen. All the good deeds of God’s people had been finished. The angel blessed those that would be invited to attend the ceremony. When John fell down to worship the angel, he quickly stopped him. He was only a servant, only God and his son are worshipped in heaven. He explained that the essence of prophecy was to give a clear witness for Jesus. That is the reason the angle was showing John what was to come. He wanted us to get a clear picture of Jesus and his majesty. Next a white horse stood whose rider’s name was Faithful and True. He judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were flames of fire and on his head were many crowns. He was given a secret name that only he understood. He wore a bloody robe and his title was the Word of God. His armies wore pure white linen and rode on white horses. A two-edged sword came from his mouth and he struck down nations and ruled them with an iron rod. From him came the wrath of God. On his robe was written King of all kings and Lord of all lords. The angels called the vultures to come and gather for their banquet. They were called to eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warrior, of horses and their riders and all humanity that did not have their robes made white through the blood of the Lamb. But first, the war had to be fought. The beast and its army fought Jesus and his army. The beast and the false prophet were captured and both were cast into the fire. Their army were killed by the sword from the mouth of the one on the white horse. Then the vultures had their banquet. Glory to God! God, your plan is great and marvelous. May we endure till the end.