The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 27 November 2023 – He Will Not Delay Any Longer
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TOPIC: He Will Not Delay Any Longer
READ: Revelation 10 (NKJV)
- I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow [was] on his head, his face [was] like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
- He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and [his] left [foot] on the land,
- and cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.
- Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”
- The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven
- and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer,
- but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.
- Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”
- So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
- Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
- And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”
THE MESSAGE:
God is not one who says a thing and will not bring it to pass. In our text today, John saw an angel coming down out of heaven with a small open scroll in his hands. The angel, like a roaring lion, gave a shout, and it thundered many times. John wanted to but was not allowed to write down what was thundered. Then the angel declared that God, the Creator of the universe who lives eternally, would no longer delay in bringing to pass all that He has planned for the universe. Everything that God has said through the prophets shall soon be accomplished. He determines the end from the beginning. Any Christian who is a keen observer of the events around the world, will attest to the fact that God is bringing to pass all that He has spoken by the prophets. He is doing this without delay, and yet at His own pace. He is hastening the coming of our Lord Jesus to take over the Kingdoms of this world, to reward the saints and to punish sinners.
Dear reader, if we know that the Lord will not delay in fulfilling that which has been written, let us not sleep like the children of the night, but as sons of light. Let us walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil. Moreover, as God is bent on bringing to pass His mystery concerning the whole universe, surely He will not delay in His promises to those who love and fear Him. Have you any promises from Him? Let your faith stand firm! His track record has proved Him faithful; He will at His pace fulfil His plans for your life without delay.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, I know You never fail. Help me to hold unto You without doubt, Amen.
