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…“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples….” --John 8:31 Do you know what the mark of a disciple, of a growing Christian, is? You can find it in today’s verse. If you are a disciple of Christ, you will abide, or stay, in God’s Word! There’s no end to what God’s Word does for us. It fills us with counsel, it corrects us when we get off the path, and it strengthens us for spiritual battle. And when we find ourselves walking through days of discouragement, God’s Word lifts and encourages us. In fact, Romans 15:4 tells us that through the encouragement of the Scriptures we have hope. That’s because when we open the Scripture, Jesus walks out of the Word and into our lives. We can taste the presence of the Lord and it encourages us. The Bible is life and it gives us life. There is no way that we can continue to grow in Christ without it. We need it to keep moving forward! But if you neglect time in God’s Word, you will stop making forward progress in your spiritual growth, and may even slip backwards. So today, I hope you see how important it is to abide in God’s Word. And I pray you will make it a point… every day… to make his Word your heart’s home. WHEN WE OPEN THE SCRIPTURE, JESUS WALKS OUT OF THE WORD AND INTO OUR LIVES.

The Day of God’s Wrath

Friday, August 23, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”

Revelation 6:15–17

Many people in our day treat God as a punchline. They blaspheme Him and take His name in vain without scruple or remorse. If they think of God at all, it is usually as an old man with white hair sitting on a cloud. Nothing could be further from the picture painted in the Word of God. When Jesus came the first time, He came as a lowly Saviour. People came to Him gladly, finding comfort and hope. When He returns, however, His face will be set for judgment, and so frightening that people want to die rather than face Him.

A. W. Tozer said, “I am among those who believe that the judgments of God are certain. We do not know the day nor the hour. But God is indeed going to shake the earth as it has never been shaken before, and He will turn it over to the Worthy One to whom it belongs—Jesus Christ!” We do not need to worry about the final outcome of our world. It is already settled. And the day on which God’s wrath is poured out will be a tragic day for those who have rejected Him. It will also be a day of regret for us if we fail to warn those we can of this coming judgment. The world may mock, but we still have a responsibility to be faithful witnesses of the gospel.

Today's Growth Principle: 

The reality of coming judgment should motivate us to warn others before it is too late.