Agape Devotions

TEXT TO REFLECT ON And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” REVELATIONS 21:3-4 REFLECT At the end of all the tribulations, the Apostle John writes that there will be a good end, an end far better than what we can imagine. But what is so good about this end, we ask. What would excite me for all eternity? What would be so captivating that I will never be bored, not for one day, but for years and years and years without end? Streets of gold might excite me for a couple of days; I just received my year-end bonus and it got me exited for a couple of hours; so everything gold might catch my interest for a couple of days. A room with a view? Well that might be ...

Read Revelation 19:11-20:15 No devotional today (Sunday) 

Read Rev 18-19 Verses chosen for reflection: Rev 18:9-10 "And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! You great city,     you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Reflect Rev 18 speaks of the fall of Babylon and is symbolic of the future fall of a world system. A world system which subscribes to economic corruption, the abuse of power and sexual immorality. The verbs used in this chapter were in the past tense, as if something had already happened. Such is the wonder of a vision given by the word of God. It is the prophesied word of God and it will come to past.  The interesting thing to note is how those who are in league with the corruption and immorality mourn for the loss of such a system. They "weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burn...

READ : Rev. 17 (focusing on v.14) “They will make war on the Lamb and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is lord of lords and king of kings and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” – Revelation 17:14 REFLECT/RELATE :  I love this verse. When you read  v.14,  you know instinctively that judgment is coming upon Satan,   with all of his demons  for  all the havoc they wreak on the Earth to deceive and to destroy. It talks about them waging war against the Lamb and against the chosen and faithful followers of Jesus. However, the Lamb will triumph over them. The church must remember that the devil is the loser. When Satan is coming after you, be strong and courageous, the victory has already been won by Jesus. For all who trust in Jesus, He identifies Himself with you. War against the church is war against Christ and I would like to encourage you - remember that when you are tempted, that you have Jesus in you. You are on the winning team. When yo...

READ : Revelations 15-16 Verses chosen for meditation: Revelations 15:1 15  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. REFLECT This chapter marks the beginning of the “bowl” plagues, and though it is the “last” of the sequence of visions given to John (after seals and trumpets), it does not mean it would happen chronologically that way. In what order it happens, we are not sure, but all three fulfil the wrath of God. After the three terrible signs happen, “the wrath of God is finished” (v1). When Jesus died on the cross, he fulfilled the wrath of God to bring salvation to the world. After a time of grace since Jesus’ death, the seals, trumpets and bowls must happen to fulfil the wrath of God on those continuing their evil, unrepentant ways despite the Gospel. These three signs are judgement of human sin after Jesus’ death. As the visions contin...

  READ Revelation 14 Verses chosen for devotion -  Revelation‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬-‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬ The Messages of the Three Angels 6  Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.  7  And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” 8  Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.” 9  And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,  10  he also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the...