Today’s Scripture: Revelation 2:23, NKJV- “I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.”
There are times when we can feel lost and do not know where to turn next. I am thankful we can turn to Jesus. If we ever lose everyone and everything else in our lives, we have Jesus and Jesus is searching us.
Lord Jesus, please search my mind and heart and kill all that is inside of me that is not of You. Fill me LORD with works that are the works of Your intentions. I repent of my sins Lord and turn to You.
When in doubt of where to turn, we can always hold to the teachings of Jesus. We must not hold to the teachings of those contrary to the Word of God as was instructed in Revelation 2:24. The following verse, Revelation 2:25, instructs us to hold tightly to what we do have in Jesus. We will overcome the confusion and evil of the world if we keep the works of Jesus until the end as promised in Revelation 2:26.
In Revelation 2:28 we are promised that if we do His will until the end, we will receive the morning star. In Revelation 22:16, Jesus defines Himself as “the bright and morning star.” I like the way Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary puts it, “Christ brings day with him into the soul, the light of grace and of glory, in the presence and enjoyment of him their Lord and Savior.”
Jesus does bring the light of His grace and glory into our hearts, minds, and souls.
Today’s Prayer: Jesus, You are the bright and morning star. Please shine the light of Your grace and glory into my heart, mind, and soul now. Please search my mind and heart and capture anything that is not of Your will. Help me Lord Jesus to repent of any thoughts or works that are not of You. Help me to hold to Your teachings and to complete Your works until the end. Thank You Lord Jesus for being my bright and morning star. You are the first object that draws my eye and heart on the return of each new day. Amen.
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