Revelation 1

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The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

– Revelation 1:1-2

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The Book of Revelation is a fascinating book. Many have toiled and travailed over this text to understand it’s glory. But in doing so we need to make sure we do not miss the opening five words. This book is “the Revelation of Jesus Christ.” If you read this book to discover secrets surrounding the end of days, the antichrist, the great battle of Armageddon, and you miss Jesus, then you’ve missed the entire point of this glorious book.

Read it slowly; read it carefully; read it prayerfully, and read it looking for Jesus.

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Jude 1

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And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

– Jude 1:22-23

Most of the time our evangelism is moved by compassion. But there are times in which we need to be a bit more stern and steadfast in our approach. May God give us discernment and boldness.

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3 John 1

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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

– 3 John 4

As a pastor of a church, but even more so as a father of four, these words have seated themselves solidly in my heart and mind. I pray toward this end. I preach toward this end. And I parent toward this end.

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2 John 1

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For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

– 2 John 7

It didn’t take long for the devil to move to corrupt the pure message of the Gospel. The deceiver has been at it for a long time and he will not let up anytime soon. We must therefore be on guard agains the wiles of the devil.

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1 John 5

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And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

– 1 John 5:11

Jesus said, “I am come that you might have life, and that I might have it more abundantly.” This life is in and from Jesus. It is eternal, and it is given freely by His grace. This is the testimony we declare!

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My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers

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1 John 4

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Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

– 1 John 4:7-8

For many, myself included, these are some of the first verses they memorized as children in Church. Of course we memorized them as a song, which to this day still rings in my mind when I read them. But whatever the mode of memorization, these are essentially important truths to harbor deep in our hearts.

“God is love!” That is a truth to be remembered and meditated upon.

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My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers

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1 John 3

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And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

– 1 John 3:5

Throughout this short book John returns to the simple Gospel message. Jesus came to take away our sins! Is there any more good news than that?

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My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers

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1 John 2

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And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

– 1 John 2:2

Jesus has fully dealt with our sin through His death, burial and resurrection. And not for our sin only, but His death is the sufficient sacrifice for the sin of all humanity at all time and in every place. This is the important Gospel message we’ve been given to declare.

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1 John 1

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

– 1 John 1:9

The resources of God’s grace and forgiveness are inexhaustible. He is faithful and will remain faithful in His forgiving grace. But He beckons us to simply confess our sins to Him.

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My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers

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2 Peter 3

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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

– 2 Peter 3:9

God is patient. Sometimes we forget this essential truth. But God’s patience has been evidently set forth in that this time of grace has now extended for 2,000 years. And while we do not know how much longer the Lord will tarry, we know this for certain, He is long-suffering, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

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Enduring Word Commentary with Pastor David Guzik

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Additional Daily Devotionals

My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers

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