Daily Bible Reading and Prayer 2, ESV, Hebrews 7-, Psalm 62-, Nov 10, 2018-

March 2, Rev 15

1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire-and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!

4 Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

5 After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened,

6 and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes around their chests.

7 And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever,

8 and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. - Revelation 15

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for everything You have done for us, thank you for the good things, and the not so good things, thank you that in the end, everything works out for those who love You. It is that hope that keeps many of us happy. Without hope and love for You, our lives would be completely meaningless. It's no wonder that those who don't know You are so full of hopelessness. Sometimes we too lose hope for a while, many great Christians have suffered from depression, sometimes we can only see the bad things in the world around us, and we focus on those things more than You. And sometimes there are other reasons, nobody still on this earth is perfect, we long for the wholeness, the perfectness and beauty of heaven, but we are still on this broken and ugly world. But we are not here without purpose, we are to be a salt and a light to the dark and rotting world around us. We are to be a picture of heaven, a living example of Your word. Father please help us, sometimes we lose our way, sometimes we start to feel hopeless when it seems like we aren't making any difference. Father please encourage us and renew our flame for You, please comfort those who need Your comfort, in Jesus's name, Amen