Thurs.’s Devo Salvation Has Come!

Read: Zechariah 1:1-21; Revelation 12:1-17; Psalm 140:1-13: Proverbs 30:17 Zechariah was born in Babylon and returned to Jerusalem during the reign on Darius to encourage Zerubbabel and Joshua in the rebuilding of the Temple. He was both a priest and and prophet. His name means “One who God remembers”. God is telling his people that he remembers the promises he gave to them and he is going to fulfill them. *** He began by reminding the people of the words of other prophets through the years that told the people to return to the Lord and he would return to them. If they would remember Him, he would remember them. Everything he said through the prophets was about to happen. The people got what they deserved and now it would be a time of healing and rebuilding. *** Three months later, Zechariah had a vision where he saw the four horses of Revelation. The horse in the forefront was the red horse. In Revelation, he was the one given power to take peace from the earth. In this vision he was the one announcing that the whole earth was at peace. These four horses constantly patrol the earth. *** God said that though He had punished Israel for 70 years, their enemies inflicted harm on them far beyond his intentions. So, God had returned to show mercy on Jerusalem. She would overflow with prosperity and be comforted. Zechariah was shown four horns which the angel explained were the four horns that scattered Judah and Israel. God would send blacksmiths to terrify and destroy them. ***John was shown what was going to happen in the heavens,. There was going to be a great war over the birth of a son. God would prepare a place for woman to hide until she birthed the son would would rule all the nations with an iron rod. She was to be cared for for 1,260 days. Michael led the Lord’s angels in the battle against Satan and his hordes. Michael won and Stan was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. The accuser of the brethren could no longer accuse the saints before God. God’s people had overcome his accusations by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And the factor that they were not afraid to die for their love of Christ. Terror would come to the earth because Satan will be very angry. *** When the dragon realized he had lost his authority in heaven, he went after the woman who had given birth to the male child. She was given wings to fly to that place in the wilderness that God had prepared for her. *** The dragon tried to drown her with the flood of water that came from his mouth. He declared war on all of her children. *** We are seeing this so obviously right now. Satan has lost the battle in heaven and now he is so angry he is venting all his failure on the body of Christ. His water is nothing but lies. He lies about everything and blames God’s people for everything. Everything he says is a lie. He is desperate. But, we can rejoice because at last, salvation and power and the Kingdom of ou God and the authority of his Christ has come! Hallelujah!!! *** May we defeat Satan by the blood of the Lamb, our testimony and our sacrificial living.

Wed.’s Devo - Rebuilt God’s Temple

Read: Haggai 1:1-2:23; Revelation 11:1-19; Psalm 139:1-24; Proverbs 30:15-16 The prophecies of Haggai were devoted to getting the people to start again building God’s Temple. Cyrus had given them the money and commission to go back home and rebuilt the Temple to God. But, they had met so much opposition that they finally stopped all together and began building their own mansions thinking that maybe they were suppose to wait for the 70 years before they rebuilt. *** God sent Haggai to tell them that it was time to stop being so selfish and put the Lord first and then he would bless all the work of their hands. *** Their harvests had been less than expected and it was getting worse. It was the Lord who was causing this because they had forgotten him and the plan. The plan was to build back the worship of the only true God. *** Haggai’s words stirred the hearts of Jerusalem’s governor, Zurubbabel and the high priest, Jeshua. God encouraged them to be strong because He was with them and would help them. *** God asked them if they touched something clean would it make it unclean and the answer was “Yes”. Then he asked them if they touched something unclean would it make it clean and they said, “No”. Haggai said that that was what was happening to them. Everything they were offering to the Lord was defiled by their sin. God wanted them to mark the day they began to rebuild the Temple because that was the day that God would begin to bless everything they did. Not only that, God was about to shake the heavens and the earth and overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. God would overturn their power and give his leaders the authority. *** In John, a measuring stick was given to him and he was told to go and measure the Temple of God, the altar and all its people. He was not to measure the people outside the court because they were to be turned over to the nations to be trampled on for 42 months. God will empower two of his witnesses to prophesy during that time. These two witnesses were the two olive trees and the two lamp stands that stand before the Lord. We learned in the first chapter of Revelation that the lamp stands were the churches (1:20). I would guess that they would be the churches of Sardis and Philadelphia since Sardis was the persecuted and faithful ones and Philadelphia were the church of brotherly love. Olive trees are for healing and boy do we need healing in the body of Christ! *** When their testimony is complete, the beast will declare war against them and kill their voice. Their followers will celebrate their death for figuratively, three and a half days. Then God will breath life back into those churches and they will come to life again. They rise up and take the seats of authority and everyone will see it. *** Next we see the judgment of God hitting those who were in authority as God shakes the earth. As the seventh angel blows his trumpet, loud voices in heaven shout, “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ and he will reign forever and every.” *** Heaven rejoices because God has now begun to reign on earth as he has in heaven. It is time to judge the dead and reward his servants who were faithful and honored his name from the least to the greatest. Now it is time to destroy those who had destroyed all the earth and God’s people. Then it was just like what happened on Mt. Sinai and at the cross: lighting, thunder and an earthquake. A terrible hailstorm also. *** Lord, may we continue to be faithful witnesses of your light and your truth. May we collectively rebuild your Temple on earth as it is in heaven.

Tues.’s Devo - The Good News!

Read: Zephaniah 1:1-3:20; Revelation 10:1-11; Psalm 138:1-8; Proverbs 30:11-14 In Zephaniah”s day Josiah was reigning. He would be the Judah’s last good king. While he tried to lead his nation back to God, the people refused to follow his lead. Zephaniah was sent to warn the people of the coming Assyrians which came during the reign of Jehoiakim. The Assyrians would wipe the wicked from the face of the earth. Judah and Jerusalem would be destroyed along with every trace of their Baal worship. Their idolatrous priest would be destroyed and those who used to worship God but then sacrificed their children to Molech. All the leaders who chose to worship pagan gods would be punished. *** Business men would be judged and their property taken and the houses ransacked. All their hard work would be for nothing. Even strong men would cry. All the walls of security would be taken down. All their money would not be able to save them. *** Habakkuk warns them to repent before judgment comes so that maybe God would protect them during this time of judgment. *** The Philistine strongholds of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod ad Akron would be torn down. The lands of Moab and Ammon will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. They had taunted the Lord’s people Their land would become a place of thorns, salt pits and eternal desolation. God’s remnant would plunder their land. *** God would destroy all the gods of the land and the nations will worship the Lord each in their own land. *** The Ethiopians would be slaughtered. Ethiopia means “black” as in evil. Assyria would become a place of ruins for the wild animals to live in. It would become a place of ridicule and shame. *** Jerusalem had become rebellious and polluted with violence and crime. Its leaders were like roaring lions hunting for a prey. Its judges were like wolves hungry to devour. The prophets were arrogant liars working to get rich. The priests defiled the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions. But in spite of all this, God was there handing down justice. *** God had wiped out other nations hoping that the remaining nations would see this and repent but they did’t. God will have to pour out his fury on them. God will remove all the proud and arrogant from their land and rid then of haughtiness. Those that survive will be humbled and trust in the name of the Lord. They will tell the truth and honor one another, They will live in safety and peace. *** God will tabernacle with them. This is the last feast that has to manifest on the earth. It is the Feast of Tabernacles when God comes down to tabernacle and live with his people. Our troubles will be over and we will never live with the fear of disaster. We will not live in fear but God will rejoice over us with joyful songs. We will not be disgraced any more. God will deal severely with all our enemies and gather his faithful together. He will bring the true Jews home to their land and give them a good reputation among the nations. Woo Hoo! *** In Revelation, John meets an awesome mighty angel whose face was lit with the sun and he was surrounded by a cloud with a rainbow over his head. He had his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. He shouted and the seven thunders answered. John was told not to write down what the seven thunders said, The angels said there would be no more delay to God’s plan. It would all come to an end when the seventh angel blew his trumpet. *** John was given a small school and told to eat it. It would be sweet to his mouth but bitter to his stomach. Then he was told that he would have to prophesy to many people, nations, languages, and kings. It will be sweet to be a spokesman for the Lord but what he has to say will make him sick to his stomach. *** Lord, thank you for your marvelous plan. May we be bold and speak your word even if it is a hard word. May we be obedient to your voice today.

Mon.’s Devo - Victroy is the Lord’s

Read: Habakkuk 1:1-3:19; Revelation 9:1-21; Psalm 137:1-9; Proverbs 30:10 Habakkuk means “to embrace a struggle for the country’s good”. We could say that about what we are called to do right now in America. *** The law had become perverted and there was no justice in the courts. God was raising up the Babylonians to come and bring his judgment. They have no fear of kings and princes. They are strong and their strength is their god. Their arrogance will hurt them in the future but right then, God would use their strength for his own plans. Habakkuk asked God if he would let the wicked Babylonians destroy people who were not as wicked as they were. Would they succeed forever? The Lord answered Habakkuk and told him that what he saw would surely happen soon. Then he described the sins of the Babylonians. They were proud and arrogant. They were greedy and had built their houses on murder and extortion. They swindled their own neighbors and gloated over their downfall.They would not go unpunished. In due time, they would receive payment for their sins also. They had trusted in silly idols made of stone and overlaid with gold and silver. These lifeless objects would not be able to help them. *** Habakkuk sang a son about what he had heard about the Lord. He was awesome and his works amazing. Habakkuk saw the Lord coming with salvation. In the day of the exodus, God judged the world with plagues and pestilence but he delivered his people with his power. God crushed the heads of the wicked and stripped them of their weapons. When Habakkuk saw this revelation he shook in fear of God. He rejoiced in the Lord who is the God of his salvation. *** In Revelation, John makes sure that the people reading it realize that these horrible things were against the people who didn’t have God’s seal on their hearts. With the fifth angel the bottomless pit was opened and all sorts of locusts descended on the earth to harm God’s enemies. O’bama opened the bottomless pit at Cern, Switzerland in his presidency. He assured an order saying that the media would not be prosecuted for saying lies. This opened up lying locusts to devour the people with fear, intimidation and lies. He and his cronies are now going to reap the result of God’s judgment. Their finances and wealth is being eaten away by the things they brought upon themselves. These locusts look like the United Nations police. Everything they are doing will backfire on them. *** The sixth angel sounded and a voice was heard from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of god. This is the altar of incense… our prayers. It called for the release of the four angels who were bound at the great Euphrates River. I wonder if these aren’t the four living creatures who were guarding the gate to the Garden of Eden. Genesis tells us there were two angels but they have four sides. They come to our rescue against this one world government we have been fighting. They are joined with 200,000,000 warriors or Christian fighters. If there are 7.7 billion people on the earth right now, this sounds more like Gideon’s army. *** In spite of all that came against the wicked people of the earth, they still refused to repent and turn to God. *** Lord, I thank you that victory is ours through your might and power. We will not bow to a government that is wicked and not of you. Thank you that the nations are yours and all you have created will one day worship you.

Sun.’s Devo - God is Good

Read: Nahum 1:1-3:19; Revelation 8:1-13; Psalm 136:1-26; Proverbs 30:7-9 Nahum was given a message to give to Nineveh 150 years after Jonah had prophecies to them to repent or be destroyed in 40 days. They had repented during Jonah’s day but had returned to their evil doings. God had given them their chance to change and they had not continued in righteousness. It was now time for vengeance. *** God tells us who he is. He is a jealous God who is slow to get angry but when he is pushed to the limit he is powerful in his rage and revenge. He has the whole world at his disposal and will use it to punish evil. *** God is also a god of goodness to those who put their trust in him. He is a refuge of safety for his people who draw near to him. But, no one who schemes against him will win. They will be struck down with a single blow. It doesn’t matter how many allies they have. *** God promised to break off the Assyrian yoke off of his people’s necks and set them free. Their capital, Nineveh would be destroyed and never invade Israel again. God was sending an enemy against Nineveh to crush them. *** Judah’s honor would be restored and they would once again prosper while Nineveh is plundered of all their treasures. She who was once the city of murder and lies - a faithless city. She enticed the nations with her beauty and taught them magic and enchantment but her vileness would be exposed for all to see. *** The nations that they had plundered will rejoice to see Nineveh fall. *** In Revelation, the Lamb broke the seventh seal and there was silence in heaven for about a half an hour. Something is up in heaven for all activity to stop. I think they stop to pray because it says that much incense is added to our incense which incense is a metaphor for prayer. Then war was waged from heave on the ungodly. It came down as thunder, lightning and earthquakes. *** Then the seven angels prepared to blow their trumpets to warn the earth of the war that was coming up the earth. With the first blast the target was the earth, trees and green grass. This was a wake-up call to the righteous of what the wicked people have been doing. They have been manipulating our weather and causing great disaster on mankind. As they begin to lose control they are upping their game. One example of this was the 13 days straight of the hurricane in Houston. Some houses were reduced to ashes through their laser beams while other trees were left untouched. Trees and green grass also speaks of the powerful and wealthy. They would be the target of exposure. *** The second blast caused a huge mountain top fire to be thrown into the sea. A third of the water in the sea became blood. One third of the living things in the sea were destroyed and one-third of the ships were destroyed. In all of the trumpets you will see the 33 percent. This is code for 33 degree masonry ,AKA: Illuminati, New World Order, Deep State, etc. This is a war against them and what they have done to the world. This second trumpet was again they trade and the money system. It is about to fail. *** The third trumpet was blown and a great star fell from the sky. It was called bitterness and made the water bitter. They, our enemies will have to drink the water they have tried to poison us with. They have poisoned our food, medicine, land, and water and things are going to flip for them. *** The fourth angel bless his trumpet and the wicked were judged for their lies about the sun, moon and stars. These evil people have polluted our air with Barium, Aluminum and other harmful chemicals which have affected the amount of sunshine that we get. How long has it been since we have had days of blue skies and bright sunshine? God speaks through his signs in the sky but when they are clouded out, we don’t get to see the stars and what God is saying. *** An eagle was sent to cry out and warn the evil people of what will happen to them when the next three angels blow their trumpet. *** Lord, your judgments are true and righteous all together. May we wake up to what you are doing on the earth.

Sat.’s Devo - God’s Hope in Judgment

Read: Micah 5:1-7:20; Revelation 7:1-17; Psalm 135:1-21; Proverbs 30:5-6 Micah begins telling the people of Israel to mobilize and prepare for an attack but in the middle of the warning he gives God’s rescue plan. A ruler would come from Bethlehem whose origins are from everlasting. He will come on God’s behalf. Of course, he is talking about Jesus. *** Then he goes right back to telling them their fate at the time. The people of Israel were going to be abandoned to their enemies until Mary gives birth to the Saviour of the world. He will be Israel’s source of peace. God will rescue the remnant from the Assyrians when they invade their land and the remnant will be dispersed throughout the nations. They will be a blessing wherever they end up, *** The day would come when God will destroy Jerusalem and put an end to all their witchcraft and idolatry. This happened when Jerusalem was destroyed and all but a few were taken captive to Egypt and Babylon. *** God called them all to heaven’s court to be tried. His question to them was, “What have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me?” God had brought them out of Egypt and redeemed them from slavery. He had not allowed Balaam to curse them but had blessed them instead. He had done all he knew to teach them his faithfulness. They had tried to please him by offering sacrifices like the pagan did to their gods. But, God showed them what pleased him - it was doing good, loving mercy and walking humbly with him. *** God was sending out his warning on the people of Jerusalem. They had become rich through extortion and violence. Their citizens were so used to lying that their tongues could no longer tell the truth. They refused to repent so God had to judge them. The blessings they had enjoyed were going to turn to lack. They would become an example to the other nations of how God judges sin. It would be a very confusing time when they wouldn’t know who to trust. *** Micah speaks for the righteous when he says that his hope is in the Lord. God is his light and will pick him up if he falls. God will justify him in the presence of his enemies. *** Israel’s cities would one day be rebuilt. God would shepherd his people and be their shelter. He will do for them what he did for his people long ago when he delivered them out of Egypt. He will pardon the guilt of the remnant and forgive their sins. *** John saw the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and sea and saw the angel that stopped them until he could put God’s seal on the foreheads of his servants. He redeemed a vast number from every tribe. *** The scene shifted and John was taken to heaven to see what happened to these people. They died in the tribulation but found salvation to live forever. *** Lord, thank you that it always ends well for your people who choose you. We choose you today in all our doings. Make us aware of your presence and your voice.

Fri.’s Devo -Micah’s Prophecy

Read: Micah 1:1-4:13; Revelation 6:1-17; Psalm 134:1-3; Proverbs 30:1-4 Micah prophesied the same time as Isaiah and they both spent most of their time in Judah yet they included Israel in their prophecies. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. Micah lived 20 miles from Jerusalem in Moresheth. His name means “He who is Like Yaweh”. *** Micah told the people to listen because God was making accusations against them and he was coming to judge their rebellion. God claimed that Samaria was the center of idolatry in Israel and Jerusalem was the center of rebellion in Judah. He called the nations to repent and mourn their sins. God accused Lachish of being the first city in Judah to follow Israel’s rebellion. *** God accused the people of fraud and violence. Their evil would be rewarded with evil. They would be disgraced and their enemies would rejoice over their downfall. God would give their land to the ones who betrayed them. Their enemies would divide up their land and they would have no say so in how the land was divided. *** The people didn’t like the things that Micah was telling them and begged him to stop saying them. He told them that if they would only live righteously then he would have good things to say to them. His words were their own fault. *** God always ends with a message of hope. He would gather Israel together one day. A leader would lead them out of exile back to their own land. *** Micah accused the leaders of devouring the people and hating good and loving evil. They only turned to the Lord when they were in trouble. God would refuse to look at them because of the evil they had done. *** The false prophets led God’s people astray lying to them. They were gave good prophecies to these who paid them the most. Their day was coming to an end. Gods justice was coming. God was tired of the leaders whose foundation was murder and corruption. They had a false sense of security. They would be reduced to ruins. *** In the last days the most important place will be the Lord’s house. People will come from miles around to meet to worship the Lord. God will bring his justice. Instead of war their will be a harvest. Everyone will live in peace and prosperity and enjoy the fruit of their labors. Jerusalem will be the the royal city of God. *** For a time, they will go into exile but then they will see the Lord crush the nations that were his enemy and the wealth of the nations will return to the Lord. *** In Revelation, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. John saw a white horse with a rider who carried a bow and wore a crown on his head. He won many battles and gained the victory. These four horsemen were evil principalities released on the earth. The first one brought lies and deceit that is why he was on a white horse and had a bow, but no arrows. *** The second was on a red horse and its ride was given a sword and authority to take peace from the earth. He stood for war and death. *** The third was on a black horse and he held a pair of scales. He brought famine and lack. The fourth was on a pale green horse and its ride had the name Death. His companion was the Grave. They were given authority to bring famine and disease over one fourth of the earth. We have lived through all of these in the past decades. *** The fifth seal broke and the souls of all who had been martyred for the Word of God shouted for God to judge the people of the world and avenge their blood. A white robe was given to each of them and they were told to rest a little longer. There were more to be martyred. We are seeing this happen in our day. Many are being martyred for the cause of righteousness. *** When the sixth seal broke and there was a terrible earthquake. The sun went dark and the moon turned red. The stars fell to the earth and the sky was rolled up like a scroll. All of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. This was a total change in the structure of power. I feel like we are witnessing that happen now was so many politicians are resigning or not running another term. The mountains of culture are shifting in power which is causing the earth to shake. The ones who have ruled for so long are panicking. *** Lord, we acknowledge your hand upon the nations and rejoice in your judgements.