Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 245
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Exalt Worship singing … Be Ready … poignantly singing of how we Christians must be ready - ALWAYS - in whatever we’re doing, prepared for the coming of Christ for His Bride.
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Highlight Passage: … Luke 12:40 [NLT] …
40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him.”
… Jesus prepares His disciples for the coming the Messiah for them.
Highlight Passage (Context): … Luke 12:35-40 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus preaches to His disciples (and to us) that we, His disciples, must be ready for the return of the Son of Man as if it could occur any time.
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Reference Passage: … Matthew 24:44, 25:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus repeatedly taught His disciples (and us) to be ready for the Lord’s return,… not knowing when He will come for His Bride.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 16:13 [NLT] …
13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong..
… Paul charges fellow Christians to be on guard and stand strong in preparation for the Lord’s return.
Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:17, 23-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul teaches fellow Christians that they (we) must join him to do EVERYTHING we do as Christ’s representatives, … preparing for His return.
Reference Passage: … 1John 2:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when He returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from Him in shame.
… The Apostle John warns God’s chosen to abide closely and follow Him to be prepared for His return for His Bride (the Church)
Reference Passage: … Revelation 19:7-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… John’s revelation calls for Christ’s Bride (i.e., the Church) to be ready with our linens (i.e., our good deeds) prepared for the coming of our Bridegroom (i.e., the Lord).
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, James Banks … AT THIS LINK … tells of Abraham Davenport, who was a member of the Connecticut Governor’s council, in the midst of dark days in 1790, where the state was engulfed in darkness from the smoke from wildfires and the council was challenged to adjourn due to the darkness, possibly being God’s judgement of the end of days. Davenport was reported as saying, “I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought.”
And that’s the courageous attitude of faith that Jesus and God’s word (see Scriptures above) calls us, as Christ’s Bride (i.e., the Church), … to be ready for our Bridegroom’s return; because … we may not know not when He will return, … only that we know He will come again for His Bride.
And God, in His revelations to John, calls on His Bride [that’s us, folks!] to get ready for the Bridegroom’s coming by preparing our “linens,” [see Rev. 19:7-8] which are the good deeds we can carry out now in His Name and for His glory.
So, are we ready for His return? I, for one, am here to declare that I’m trying my best to be ready for when my Lord comes for me. How about you?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for Your promise, Lord, to come for me one day - likely soon!
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to get ready for Your coming, Lord, by doing all we can to work now for Your glorious return. … Amen
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