Anglican Daily Fountain 28 November 2023 (Devotional Today)

TOPIC: THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU

TEXT: Revelation 11:1-13(KJV)
11:1. And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
11:2. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
11:3. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
11:4. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
11:5. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

11:6. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
11:7. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
11:8. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
11:9. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

11:10. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11:11. And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
11:12. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
11:13. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Anglican Daily Fountain 27th November 2023 STUDY:

Many interpretations have been given as to what the two witnesses in our text today stand for or mean. However, one thing we know is that they were servants of God. They were very powerful and invincible such that whoever tried to harm them died by fire. But a time came that the beast defeated and killed them. Men who saw them as their enemies rejoiced at their death because the witnesses were so humiliated that even in death, they were not allowed to be buried. Their bodies were displayed for the world to rejoice and mock at. But suddenly, there was a twist! God raised them up not only from death but also caused them to ascend to heaven – to the place where Christ is seated over and above the touch of the beast or any power or dominion – in the sight of all who mocked them! Those who had mocked them died and others were afraid and gave glory to God.

Dear reader, have you been up there, full of life and bubbling in the Lord but suddenly the hour of darkness fell upon you and you fell? Or have you been mightily used of God before but somehow you became defeated by the beast and now it appears as though your body is lying in the public with tongues wagging at you and mocking you saying ‘we said it, he will not go far; she will fail soon? Please, listen, there is hope for the living; there is hope for you. If God can bring back from the dead the two witnesses that had been killed, you can still again breathe in the life of God. There is hope for a tree when it is cut down. When it tastes water, it will sprout again. I counsel you now, reconnect you root to the bed of everlasting waters and you shall live again. There is still hope for you!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, I thank you for the hope I have in Christ Jesus. I claim your power of resurrection, in Jesus name.

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