Revelation 15: 1-4 - I saw in heaven another great and
marvelous sign: seven angels with the
seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed. And
I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and,
standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over
the beast and his image and over the
number of his name. They held harps given
them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of
God and the song of the Lamb: "Great
and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just
and true are your ways, King of the ages. Who
will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship
before you, for your righteous acts have
been revealed."
The final wrath of God…what an ominous thought. The fury of God will be so powerful …. so
complete that it will take 7 angels to deliver the 7 different plagues he will
send to show his power to the Earth. The word plague…the concept of a plague…
is not new to us…throughout the bible God used plagues to send his judgment….my
phone ap quickly pulled up 110 verses with the word plague. But my brain…my heart..is remembering the
scriptures in Exodus…where God used Moses to deliver the 10 plagues to Pharaoh. He waited too long to accept the power and deity
of God…and allowed his hardened heart to hold on to the world’s standards…and
lost everything.
These seven angels…they have some pretty nasty stuff in
those bowls…but the people on the seashore are not worried…they know they have
been sealed in God’s love and protection….so they are singing a mighty praise
song. They are singing the song of victory
over the beast… the song of Moses and the lamb…a song of victory over the
difficult times they had endured to achieve God’s will in their lives. A song
that celebrates the things they have overcome in standing firm till the end.
I love the words of this song! There are great phrases like…Great and
marvelous are your deeds….just and true are your ways…who will not fear you…all
nations will come and worship you. All these phrases …when combined … show God’s
mighty power and give me hope for the end….if I endure and continue to search
for his will in my life and stop to celebrate the wonderful things he has
already done for me. If I …unlike Pharaoh…continue to let God soften my heart…I
will continue to focus on how my hardships have strengthened my walk with him …and
how I can reduce the number of people who will have to stand in this wrath of
God in the last days!
Father…I praise you for your mightiness…I thank you for your
marvelous deeds…and I accept this morning that EVERYTHING that you have allowed
to be a part of my life has been just and true. I will never be worthy to stand
in the holiness of your being….yet you love me and give me wonderful gifts and rich
blessings every day. Help me to bring
glory to your name in everything that I do and say. Help me to keep my heart as
soft as possible…to not only ward off the tricks of Satan…but to enjoy the
comfort of your mighty arms that wrap me daily in love and mercy and
forgiveness. Amen
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