September 17, 2015: SOAP #2114: Ezekiel 42-44; Revelation 22

Scripture: Revelation (NIV) 22:3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

Observation: In the last chapter of the last book of the Bible, we find the plan of God for man coming to His desired conclusion. They see themselves as servants for whom no sacrifice is too great to make for their Lord. After all consider what He has done for them! On the other hand, God sees them as joint-heirs with His Son. Those who are His servants will reign forever and ever!

Application: Being a servant is not a choice I get to make. The choice I get to make is whom will I serve. To Adam and Eve, Satan made it appear that there were three choices: obey and serve God, obey and serve Satan, or obey and serve Self. He made it look like they were choosing what was best for themselves. But in reality, there were only two choices: to eat or not to eat. Were they going to do what God wanted or what Satan wanted? Who will I serve today?

Prayer:   Holy Spirit, I need you to continually remind me and warn me of how Satan tries to trick my thinking. Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!