Every Day is Monday, Except for Friday?

This is my wife's new saying.  She loves her weekends, because she can ride her motorcycle, do her gardening her ceramics, and BBQ, all without having to worry about getting up and going to work.

I think this saying could have a spiritual application to it however.  Most recently I have realized that everything is temporary except for what is said and done in the name of Christ.  His words preached, not mine, His ideas presented, not mine, His methods done, not mine, His truth, not my perspective, and when you come to end of all of this you can say, "let Christ increase, and me decrease."  Mondays can be the pits, because its back to the old grind of the work week, but when Friday comes, it brings us the array of hope of the weekend.

The same is true when reading through the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation.  This book is for everyone to read, and we kid about the fact it's not a book for the faint at heart, but it really is a book for all people.  Jesus Christ thought it important for John to write down what he saw and experienced in order to help us navigate the last days of this present world. Revelation is primarily a book of judgment on those who have rejected God's offer of salvation in Christ Jesus, but it is also a book of hope.  The opening stages of the book talk about how seven churches were doing with the ministry of the gospel.  All were doing something, but not all were pleasing to God. The middle of the book speaks about the judgment of God coming upon the earth, and then the book ends with the coming of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I say it's a book of hope because even in Judgment, all is being controlled by the Lamb of God. 

Before we get to the end of the book here on this blog, let's look at some observation about the seven churches, and lets start with the church at Ephesus. 

In the last days the scripture is quite clear that we will live in days of deception.  People will have itchy ears to hear things that are not true, relationships will fail miserably and false prophets will arise.  Some of these false prophets will come into the ranks of the believing church.  We are seeing more signs of this today in Christian literature, and from the absence of Biblical preaching from the pulpit.  But all seven churches were faced with deception and five were cited by Jesus for falling prey to it.  There was something permitted to enter into the fabric of those early churches that lead it away from following Jesus more perfectly. In the case of the Church at Ephesus it was their good works, and diligent discipleship that drove them away from their first love, Jesus. This is a classic case of how good things can become the focus rather than God Himself.  Everyday there is enough falsehood, lies, and deception to lead you astray from the truth. The issues of fellowship, prayer, and Bible study are critical exercises to challenge you to stay on task, and stay safe from the deceiving words of the world. 

Yes, everyday is Monday when it comes to the struggle of living for the truth, but remember, Friday is coming.

Keeping it honest and truthful....k