Mon.’s Devo - The Destruction of Edom

Read: Obadiah 1:1-21; Revelation 4:1-11; Psalm 132:1-18; Proverbs 29:24-25 God gave a message to Edom. Edom stands for Esau who despised his godly inheritance and the blessing that his father could give him. He came for the blessing but it was too late. It is a picture of all the people who had the chance to follow Jesus but rejected his offer of eternal life. They despised the things of God and only serve themselves. God was about to judge Edom for its arrogance and the way it laughed when calamity came to Israel. They were ruthless to Israel and now all of their allies would turn on them and side with their enemies to destroy them. Jerusalem would become a refuge for those who escape. The people of Israel would come back to reclaim their inheritance. They will bring revenge upon Edom for what they did to them. Israel would once again possess their land. Israel would rule over Edom and the Lord will be king. In Revelation, John is shown an open door to heaven. He saw God on his throne with the 24 elders around the throne. He saw the menorah with the sevenfold Spirit of God and the four living creatures. The first creature was like a lion, the second like an ox, the third had a human face and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. Each had six wings which were covered with eyes. They began the worship of God and the 24 elders joined in. They cried that God was holy and worthy to receive glory and honor and power because He created all things and they exist because He created what He pleased. Lord, it is hard to believe that you are pleased with what you created when we look at all the evil in the world, but that is exactly what you say. You love your creation as you created it. May we return to the way we were created to be as a nation, as a people and as your church.