Jesus Fellowship: The Angel and the Little Scroll. 12/19/15

Day 352

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Revelation 10

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a]” 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

December 19th

"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful." Colossians 3:15 (ASV)
Christ as the inner reality of the church is just the oneness of the Father and the Son flowing into us and shared between us. Thus, our oneness is not a oneness that is distinct or separate from Their oneness. Our oneness is Their oneness. The oneness of the Triune God has entered into us and is now settled in us. Our part is simply to recognize this oneness between us and keep it. We are sharing and participating in Their oneness! That is why Paul can say to the believers in Ephesians 4:3, "Being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Just keep it! To keep it means that we already have it resident within us.
Brothers and sisters, have you recognized the oneness of the Spirit in your relationships? Have you seen that Their (the Father and Son's) oneness is your oneness in your marriage life? Are your children being raised in an atmosphere where the oneness of the Spirit is recognized in day- to- day living? What about our relationships as brothers and sisters in the church life? Do we see that our relationships are not in the natural realm, but in a transcendentrealm? When we see that the church is Christ embodying the oneness of the Spirit, then between us the governing principle in all our interactions and dealings is "the peace of Christ" ruling and arbitrating in our hearts (Col. 3:15). For example, when I am tempted to remain in my disagreeable disposition with my wife, I now have a new kind of realization:I am not merely having a disagreement with her; I am interacting with God Himself between us. Are you going to be mad at your spouse for a few hours? Do you realize that you are touching a member of Christ? Apparently the disagreement is over some problem that has arisen, but actually the real issue is the oneness of the Spirit between us

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana, Ariel, Georgie, Linnette, Wes, and Zoe.