Friday May 26, 2006

Text for the Day -- Revelation 1:9-12
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I, John, your brother who share with you in Jesus the persecution and
the kingdom and the patient endurance, was on the island called
Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was
in the spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice
like a trumpet saying, 'Write in a book what you see and send it to
the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira,
to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.'
Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on
turning I saw seven golden lampstands.

Devotional
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John got into trouble with the authorities for telling the story of
Jesus. He was exiled to Patmos, a small island off the coast of
Turkey. God continued to reveal in a powerful way the ongoing story
carried by the Apostles. Facing persecution is a part of the story
where ever Jesus is preached. But, ultimately the victory comes to
God's people through God's creation of a new heaven and a new earth.
The kingdom of God will endure forever.

Prayer
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Continue to encourage my believing and witnessing, gracious God. Amen