"But when the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God's mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets." (Revelation 10:7, NLT)
During this quarter's reading of Revelation, the Holy Spirit highlighted, "God's mysterious plan." The phrase is variously translated, "the mystery of God" (ASV), "God's veiled, plan-mysterious through the ages ever since it was announced"(LB), "the mystery of God is finished" (NASB). We are not called to understand it all, but any Believer/Follower of Jesus Christ can recognize the "plan-mysterious" as it unfolds. Disciples of Jesus have always been able to say, "That is it."
I like comfort, heated/cooled house, good meals, able to visit the children and grandchildren, ride the bike, and move about freely in a "free" country, in short, enjoy "the good life" as much probably as anyone. Yet as I read the Bible, I know all this will end. It may end in my life time and then again it may not. But I do want to, "walk circumspectly,..redeeming the time." The word redeem here means, "to buy up, i.e., ransom; to rescue from loss (improve). I want to "rescue from loss" the opportunity to, "make disciples of all the nations."
While Gentile nations are, with increasing intensity, attempting to dictate to the Jews how to govern their own land, how to divide Jerusalem, how to impose their will against, "the mystery of God, which, as the NIV says, "will be accomplished," and that, "just as he announced to his servants the prophets," you and I are given a command by the Captain of our Salvation:
"Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore....And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"
When, "the mystery of God is finished," I plan for you and me to be at the, "finished," line!
Father, in Jesus' Name, in Your grace I will. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking Unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
