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Head: the knowledge of God and His Word | Heart: the personal connection from scripture | Hands: a missional mindset
HEAD
In Revelation 14, John continues talking about His vision. This part of the vision isn’t about the evil we may face like the previous chapter, but it focuses on our hope of eternity if we persevere through the trials of life.
The chapter starts by talking about a lion on Mount Zion. Who might John be referring to that is mighty like a LION? It is Jesus! He is standing tall and victorious and ready to bring something amazing for his people. The chapter continues to discuss 144,000 people, a choir, three angels and a harvest of the Earth. All those represent other things like we talked about yesterday, but a very important principle is found in verse 12. It says, “Meanwhile, the saints stand passionately patient, keeping God’s commands, staying faithful to Jesus (The Message).” That means that even with all the other things that may distract us, we have to work diligently to focus on God and do what He wants us to do. If we stay faithful, we will be rewarded!
HEART
As we have been seeing, Revelation can be a hard chapter to read when John has such extraordinary visions. They can be difficult to understand and interpret. Two things we know for sure are that God wants us to remain faithful to Him, even in difficult circumstances, and that He will be victorious. When you experience hard circumstances, do you rely on God? If your answer is “not always”, what can you do to improve that relationship? None of us are perfect and we could all do better, but learning that He WANTS us to seek help from Him is SO important.
HANDS
Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You for being our friend and Savior. Help us to follow You with all our hearts and be a part of Your beautiful harvest. May our lives be a reflection of Your love, and may we bring joy to Your heart. In Your name, we pray. Amen.