Word of God Online Daily Bible Study
March 24th 2009
Daily Scripture of the Day
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is Faithful; he will make you strong and gurad you from Satanic attacks of every kind.
Scripture Reading of the Day
2 Thessalonians 2
And now, What about the coming again of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered together to meet him? Please don’t be upset and excited , dear brothers, but the rumors that this day of the Lord has already begun. If you hear of people having visions and special messages from God about this, or letters that are supposed to have come from me, don’t believe them. Don’t be carried away and deceived, regardless of what they say.
For that day will not come until 2 things happen; first, there will be a time of great rebellion against God, and then the man of rebellion will come—the sone of hell. He will defy every god there is, and tear down every other object of adoration and worship. He will go in and sit as God in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. Don’t you remember that I told you this when I was with you? And you know who is keeping him from being here already; for he can come only when his time is ready.
As for the work this man of rebellion and hell will do when he comes, it is already going on, but he himself will not come until the one who is holding him back steps of the way. Then this wicked one will appear, whom the Lord Jesus will burn up with the breath of his mouth and destroy by his presence when he returns. This man of sin will come with strange demonstrations, and will pretend to do great miracles.
He will completely fool those who are on their way to hell because they have said no to the truth; they have refused to believe it and love it, and let it save them, so God will allow them to believe lies with all their heart, and all of them will be justly judged for believing falsehood, refusing the truth, and enjoying their sins. But we must for ever give thanks to God for you, our brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose from the very first to give you salvation, cleansing you by the work of the Holy Spirit and by your trusting in the truth. Through us he told you the Good News. Through us he called you to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
With all these things in mind dear brothers, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the truth that we taught you in our letters and during the time we were with you.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and hope which we don’t deserve, comfort your hearts with all comfort, and help you in every good thing you say and do.
Sam’s Response…
There are hundred of promises in the Bible and one that is very important that comes through in this scripture reading is the fact that The LORD is faithful and he will guard you from the evil one.
Evil runs rampant today, that there is no doubt. People are desiring to remove God or they are ignoring God all together. This was foretold a very long time ago and there is no question as Christians who walk with the Lord, can see this happening all around us.
Everyday we need to be on guard against the enemy and be willing to speak with the full authority of Christ that has been given to each of us. We do not need to walk in fear as we know where our future leads. We need to work on listening and obeying the Spirit within us.
It seems to me as I peer around my Christian circle locally that many Christian brothers and sisters are not on guard and are not walking in the full authority that Christ gave us. But I must be careful not to judge or label anyone in my walk. That is NOT what I am called to do. There are enough people who are constantly labeling everything they can in society so they can keep it neatly in a box. We, are called to greater things then that!
Remember, it took Moses 40 years to even begin to understand his position in Christ and to fully understand his helplessness. The dude was 120 years old before the wisdom of God and his ability to discern the voice of God was realized.
The light of God is brought into our lives so that we will be able to be convicted of sin in our own lives, and so we can move each day closer to what Christ envisions us to be. We are called to live differently. We are called to understand that THIS IS NOT OUR HOME. We are here but for a short time, and then all believers will move on to an eternal life. This is wonderful news and we can faithfully walk each day knowing what the future holds and not be afraid of what this world holds.
Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the World.
Do not Fear!
Do not Fret!
God is with YOU!
Seek him daily and turn your ears to him…work on hearing the voice of God in your life and learn to obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit!
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