The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 15 November 2025 – Strive To Enter
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TOPIC – Strive To Enter
READ: Revelation 20:4-6 (NKJV)
- And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then [I saw] the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received [his] mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.
- Blessed and holy [is] he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
THE MESSAGE:
Our text today is an account of the reign of the saints, for the same space of time that Satan is bound. Those who suffer with him shall reign with him in his kingdom (verse 4). This is called the First Resurrection, with which those who serve Christ and suffer for Him will be consoled. There are consequences and rewards for actions taken in life. Outside those who will reign with Christ for one thousand years, the rest of the dead will not live again until the thousand years are finished (verse 5). Can you see the main reason you should not gamble with your Christian faith? Those who have part in the First Resurrection are considered to be blessed and holy and over them the second death has no power (verse 6). They shall be called Priests of God and of Christ.
Pause and reflect over your life. You have the chance today to enroll yourself into the kingdom citizenship right by accepting Jesus as the Lord of your life. Don’t ever make the mortal and permanent mistake of living outside Christ. It is better to leave the world you cannot keep and secure your eternity with Christ that you cannot afford to lose. There is no substitute for eternity so you must not sacrifice it for any reason. The pathway might be narrow but strive to enter.
PRAYER: Help me, dear Lord, to live with eternity in view daily, Amen!
