Prayer – Lord, You are so gracious to give those churches and each of us counselling. We constantly need Your wisdom and advice. Your counsel. Thank you for the Holy Spirit who reminds us of Your teachings which were straightforward in the Old and New Testaments.
If a person does not repent, God will
sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. Psalm 7:12.jpg)
God's bow in the heavens.
Perhaps the people of Judah will
repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them.
Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings." Jeremiah
36:3
From then on Jesus began to preach,
"Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is
near." Matthew 4:17
Meditate. Consider God’s counsel in scripture. As God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah…Perhaps. Perhaps the people of Judah will when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Those people didn’t get it then…do we now? Do you understand that repenting is still a necessary response to do towards God? Jesus preached for people to repent at the beginning of His ministry…and continued even to through the Book of Revelation. That is one of the major themes in His counselling of the seven churches. Repent. Are you listening? I find that it is a necessary action for me on a daily basis—not just when I surrendered my life to Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I challenge you to examine Jesus’ counsel to the churches and reflect on your own life.
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Name of
the church |
List of counsel for the churches – need to improve |
|
Ephesus |
Repent or be removed from churches. |
|
Smyrna |
Don’t be afraid of suffering and testing for ten days. |
|
Pergamum |
Repent. |
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Thyatira |
Jesus searches hearts and will repay people for deeds. |
|
Sardis |
Wake up and get stronger by remembering what you’ve heard. Obey.
Repent. |
|
Philadelphia |
You have little strength, although you keep God’s word and not
denied Jesus’ name. |
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Laodicea |
Buy refined gold, white clothes, and salve from the Lord—so you
can become rich, cover nakedness, and cure blindness; Jesus rebukes and
disciplines those He loves. |
Do you see any similarities between your life, that of your church
and the churches that Jesus was writing to in Revelation?
God
overlooked people's ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he
commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. Acts 17:30
Verse of Salvation ~ Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for
the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your
name. Psalm 79:9
Knowing the Lord is what life is all about.
Knowing Him is Life.
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