SCRIPTURE: Revelation 22: 17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
OBSERVATION: Here in the final verses of the book of Revelation, the final verses of the New Testament, the final verses of the Bible, we find the Holy Spirit. The same One present in Genesis 1:2 is here in Revelation 22:17.
One of the first things we learned about God from Genesis was that He speaks! One of the last things we see about God in the book of Revelation is that He speaks!
There we saw The Speaker, speaking the world into existence. Here we see The Speaker continuing to speak. Through the Spirit and the bride (the church) an invitation from God is extended to join in the fulfillment of the purposes of creation. God’s plan in creation is fulfilled in the acceptance of this invitation.
APPLICATION: What good would it be for God to speak if there was no one to hear? I want to be one who hears His invitations, His directions, His commands, His words of love, etc.
PRAYER: Lord, I hear, and I accept your gracious invitation. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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NOTE: The above SOAP devotion was written in 2010. Only God knows how many read this SOAP and acknowledged in prayer that they had accepted God’s gracious invitation. Maybe several thousand? Maybe only hundreds?
Through the years, I have written many SOAPs from this passage, but this one is from 2010. God has caused the SOAPs to now reach hundreds of thousands in many nations. Even this past year, there are many new readers.
To the new readers, all the older readers lift our voices in prayer for God to speak to you, and for you to hear His voice. Accept His gracious invitation. Confess that you are a sinner and need His forgiveness. Invite Him to be your Lord and make your life His home. You will find His presence to be “the free gift of the water of life.”
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