Perspective colors everything: our attitude, our effort, and our perspective of success. This message today will continue the theme of regaining a proper perspective, especially as it relates to suffering and success. Building off of the suffering of the saints described in Revelation 13 and 14, this message will look a biblical view of life, death and suffering. I trust it will be helpful to you in a way that gives new perspective to every part of your life!
Sometimes life is discouraging. It may be personal struggles, it may be injustices, it may just be the daily grind that gets us down. Sometimes, we need to regain perspective. Usually we think of reading the Bible as something that should help us, should encourage us. I have to admit though, that as I worked through Revelation 13 last time, I found myself being discouraged. You see, even though I believe I will miss the events of Revelation 13, it reminded me too much of today, and it reminded me that things are unlikely to get better any time soon. …
Are you a spiritual person? The fact that you are here, reading this post seems to indicate that you are or that you at least have some interest in the spiritual. It is only, well, natural. We are spiritual creatures made in the image of the True God. Although we are a fallen and sin-corrupted image, we still are spiritual, longing to know and worship some form of deity. Unfortunately, there are many varying religions out there claiming to point you in the “right” direction, but only one True God, worthy of our worship. Do you know Him? Do you …
Revelation 13 paints a portrait of a future leader to whom the nations of the world will give absolute power and worship. It describes how the world will submit to a totalitarian form of government where even the smallest buying and selling requires the official seal of this man on your body and any disobedience results in death. Amazingly, we will see that the nations not only submit to this; they will cheer it. You see, in the midst of crisis, people are always looking for a deliverer. The greater the crisis and the stronger the fear, the more people …
