Which Side of the Battle Are You On?

6/29/17  for  7/14/17               rebeccacreates2012@gmail.com   

Dear Lord God,

Will I ever be more on time with my writing?

Today I will read Rev. 1: 1-11, Acts 12: 1-4 and I will soap 

Rev. 1 :9  and Acts 12: 1-2. (Loving God Greatly)

Revelation 1:1-111 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 

Acts 12:1-4 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions (a set of four people or things, so it would be 16 total.) of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Father, why is it that the Book of Revelations is a bit complex?  Why do we as your children have a hard time comprehending it?  I, after reading the few verses from Revelations and the verses from Acts, decided to look to the internet for a bit more understanding.  So I went to youtube and looked up, "the visual bible the book of revelations."  It is constantly an amazement to me how you draw the books of the bible together for us to have a better understanding of the things you are trying to teach us.

Also, and this is a rabbit trail...I honestly don't know how it is possible to just read these four verses from Acts....I want to keep reading and I did! It's really good!

What is happening in Acts is also representative of what is happening in the book of Revaltions, I think.  (You all out there can correct my thinking if you believe it should be corrected.)

S ~ Rev. 1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle of Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.  Acts 12:4 And when he had aprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

O ~ so what do we observe here in these scriptures? I feel like John is telling us that he was in Patmos, spreading the Word of God, and talking about Jesus and staying alive. And Herod had captured Peter and was intending to persecute him as well...however... This last little bit didn't quite work out as planne, (if you read farther) and it was really upsetting Herod.  Oh Well.  I think that even in our time here in 2017 there are so many Herods.  But thankfully Father we have you on our side.

A ~ so is the Bible telling us that we need to tell people about Jesus and about God?  I think so, this is actually a commandment, and John is telling us that he is our brother and our companion in this fight for Christianity.

Which side of the battle are you on.  Are you living for Christ? Are you living in such a way that others see Christ in you as a living example?  

P ~ Oh Father I fail so miserably in this realm...please give me wisdom and strength to prevail!  Help me Lord to be more positive, if not for myself, then help me to be more positive for you.

I love you Lord,

Rebecca