Thoughts for another day

September 29, 2010

Today's verse: Rev. 3:8. I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Jesus Christ for most of us is God and there ends our knowledge of Him. Some of us go further to find out just what God means and what kind of God He is; and then begins the discovery of One who is so good that we're shocked to learn the meaning of the love of the beloved
Lamb of God.

In our Scripture today we learn that He has set before us an open door and no man can shut the door and He understands our weakness and the fact that despite it we have kept His Word and haven't denied His Name. Imagine the King of the universe saying a thing like that. You know many a time He glosses over our sins and forgives us the very things that have hurt Him a lot. But He appreciates the little things we do bringing honor to His Name. He greatly loves when we revel in Him and stick fast to our faith when the tide is against us. Jesus loves it when we stand rock solid in our faith in Him, when all around things are going wrong and we're faced with so much pain, not knowing which way to turn. And when we do not deny Him in this situation, His response is like His response to the Centurion's faith or the Syrophoenician woman's faith, 'Great indeed is your faith, let it be done to you according to your faith.'






See what Jesus says further in v 9 of the same chapter: 'behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.' What exaltation just because we did not deny Him! And He further says in v 10, 'Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.' Truly blessed are we who know Him and believe in Him and are poised to be spent for His work.