Scripture:
Revelation 6:1-4 (NIV)
I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven
seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice
like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white
horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode
out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second
living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red
one. Its rider was given power to take
peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given
a large sword.
Devotional:
As I look around and read more and more headlines on the Internet
it is easy to become despaired. All
around us we hear of violence and destruction.
There are wars and fighting going on all over. Peace does seem to be slipping away. Not all peace is leaving with the end of violence
either. Unrest comes in many forms at
all times of the day.
I hear people say we are in the “End Times” Revelation is here. I normally comment on the fact I don’t think
it is here yet. The signs are
there. They have been there for
generations. Many people thought Hitler
was the antichrist. Some people I talk
to say that this person or that person today is the antichrist. While I am not so sure the end isn’t here, I am
not convinced it is either.
The truth of the matter is that we don’t know when the end
will come. Christ could return upon the
clouds today. Times are tough and they
will get worse before it is over. All we
can do is be prepared. Do our part in
reaching the world. Our daughters
watched the movie “Hoodwinked” and in it a goat sings a song. The song is about being prepared. It is a cute song for kids but there is a
ring of truth in it. It is also the Boy
Scout motto. Be prepared, are you?
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