And He Will Reign

Scripture:

Revelation 11:15 "Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: 'The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever'".

Observation:

Revelation affirms to us that the current state of things is not how it will always be. Right now we live in a fallen world where terrible things happen every day. Satan works overtime to mess things up and ruin all of God's plans. There is constant war going on, but one day, on the seventh trumpet, the world will become the Kingdom of our Lord. At that point, everything changes. We must remember this when we face the adversities of life.

Application:

Whatever we are going through at this moment is simply a vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes away. Our present reality is nothing in light of eternity. What seems like eternity to us is just a blink in light of true eternity. Things may not be great right now, but a day is coming when this world will become the Kingdom of our Lord and at that point we will be under the complete rulership of Christ. At that point, everything we suffered on earth will seem like nothing. When going through difficulties now, remember that it is not forever. Forever is life with Christ free of sin, sickness and death forever!

Prayer:

Lord, let me keep my eyes on You and on eternity today. Help me keep my focus on the fact that things will not always be the way they are right now. You are coming again and will establish your kingdom in its fulness. I can't wait, but until then, help me keep an eternal perspective on the things I go through.

Your Son,
Jeff