August 15th, 2026

This summer, we are embarking on an 8-week journey through the book of Revelation.  Our prayer for you as you read this book and we tackle it together is that you will be able to see Jesus clearly each day, and that it will help you to remain faithful and live in hopeful anticipation of the day when Jesus will return! 

Welcome to Week 6!

Day 7:  Reflection Day

Read Revelation 18:14 NKJV

The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.

We all have 24 hours in every day and 7 days in every week. How do you use this time you are given? Approximately every 4-5 seconds, you take a breath. As the Lord breathes air into your lungs, your lungs fill and expand, providing your body with oxygen to sustain your life. With oxygen comes carbon dioxide, a poisonous gas that can kill you if not released. We must blow off this carbon dioxide to rid ourselves of its toxins so that we can take in more of the life-sustaining breath from God. This is also true as we live our lives. We either take in things that won’t sustain us long-term, or we never release things that compete for our devotion and allow God to fill us with what will sustain us. 

The things we don’t let go of get in the way of our time with God, preventing us from praying, worshipping, and meeting with our Creator. We trade long-term sustainability of the lives we are intended to live for temporary pleasure or relief. 

We all have excuses, justifications, and reasons for not doing something, but denying yourself time with the Lord is as life-threatening as carbon dioxide is to our bodies. How many times have you failed to take in the richness of the Word and “blown off” God? How did this affect you? I doubt you were affected positively, and if you were, it is because of God’s grace and mercy and His ability and desire to continue breathing life into you time and time again. This process occurs about 100 times a day!! How are you expressing your gratitude to the One who gave you life? Have you accepted the gift of life from the One who gave His life for you? 

Throughout the book of Revelation, we are reminded of the truth. God is and always has been sovereign over the events of earth. It  is “His story”
(history). In the end He will make ALL things right.  

Let’s begin today by reminding ourselves of the truth that God is life! He loves us so much that He gave His One and Only Son. Jesus came to die for us! Let’s spend 4-5 seconds right now simply saying “Thank you, Lord.” 

I pray that you continue to give thanks by honoring the work that Jesus has done for you in prayer and worship and sharing the Good News! Take it all in and breathe it all out into the lives of others. Jesus came to save us all! 

Things to consider today:

 What is it that you are taking in and holding onto that is preventing you from living the full life that the Lord has planned for you?

What temporary things are competing for your devotion?