My wife encourages her middle school Bible students to draw a picture of God’s throne and symbolically placing all their problems at the foot of the throne. She has found it to be a helpful way to release her troubles into His hands. I just read Revelation 4. There’s a lot to God’s throne. ThereContinue reading “The Throne of God. Revelation 5.”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
COOL COFFEE. Revelation 3:15-17.
Ever had cool coffee? Not cold coffee—not “iced coffee.” That’s a whole thing. I mean coffee that should be hot but cooled down to a degree less than warm, but not quite cold. Cool coffee. It’s not great, right? Or what about when you put leftovers in the microwave? A big plate of spaghetti withContinue reading “COOL COFFEE. Revelation 3:15-17.”
RENEW YOUR VOWS. Revelation 2:4-5.
My father frowned on the notion of married people renewing their vows. “When you renew your vows, it implies you broke those vows—or at least that you didn’t take them seriously the first time.” Daddy took vows seriously. There was no way he would need to renew his—not when those vows shaped his life likeContinue reading “RENEW YOUR VOWS. Revelation 2:4-5.”
HISTORY’S GREATEST WELCOME HOME. Revelation 2:7-3:21.
Imagine a soldier returning from war—what a party! Even the Prodigal Son received a ring, a robe, and a fatted calf. What will God do for you? “I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise” Revelation 2:7. “The victor will never be harmed byContinue reading “HISTORY’S GREATEST WELCOME HOME. Revelation 2:7-3:21.”
YOUR PRAYERS ARE THE INCENSE OF HEAVEN. Revelation 5:8.
Image created with AI. The book of Revelation reveals an amazing picture of Heaven. John sees “One like the Son of Man” in a long robe, gold sash, head and hair white as wool, eyes like fire, feet like polished bronze, and the voice of a waterfall. In his right hand, Jesus is holding—what? Stars.Continue reading “YOUR PRAYERS ARE THE INCENSE OF HEAVEN. Revelation 5:8.”
INFANT LOWLY. Revelation 1:13-16.
Some think of Jesus as a baby. Consider the songs: “little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head,” “I played my drum for him… then he smiled at me,” “Sweet little Jesus boy, born in a manger way down.” Others think about Jesus the man, but emphasize only his suffering. Indeed, we call him “theContinue reading “INFANT LOWLY. Revelation 1:13-16.”
TWO GREAT BOOKS. Revelation 1:3.
Great stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Genesis (Hebrew for “in the beginning”), is literature’s greatest story of beginnings—no religion or culture has an “origin story” to match it. Likewise, Revelation is literature’s greatest story of endings—unmatched by anything in the world’s greatest libraries. Revelation is the essential “final chapter.” It tiesContinue reading “TWO GREAT BOOKS. Revelation 1:3.”
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST JOY? 3 John 4.
Pictured: Willie Wales, 1897 – 1985. What is your greatest joy? Good grades? Good friends? Traveling? Winning? Achieving? Finishing? The question is easier if you are a parent—because a parent’s greatest joy concerns children. You will have other joys—but children will dominate the top of the list. The Apostle John probably wrote the letter ofContinue reading “WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST JOY? 3 John 4.”
A Stranger in a Strange Land. 1 John 2.
Have you ever felt like a refugee or a fugitive? Those words aren’t just for the nightly news: it can happen to anyone. European Jews moving to America to escape Nazis? Fugitives. People in Mexico, on the run from the government of Honduras? Fugitives. Russians in the U.S. on the run from the Soviet KGB?Continue reading “A Stranger in a Strange Land. 1 John 2.”
WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12
Why would career fishermen become writers? Talk about a career pivot. John explains why he writes: “We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete” 1 John 1:4. “I am writing you so that you may not sin” 2:1. He says he writes to those who have been forgiven, know God, haveContinue reading “WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12”
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