Letter to the Church in Thyatira: Hold On to Truth
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“I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first” (Rev 2:19).
Some in the church in Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29) had managed to keep themselves separate from the evil that was going on in their church, but others were following a woman who called herself a prophetess and had misled people into sexual sin. God proclaimed judgment on this woman, “I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling” (Rev 2:21). God promised the same to her followers unless they repented.
Sometimes we find ourselves in the first group, simply following God to the best of our ability, doing what is right in the midst of wrong teaching. We might even be looked down on or ridiculed for not being as “enlightened” or for not understanding these “deep secrets”. If that is where you are, then the message for Thyatira is for you: hold on to truth.
“Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets (I will not impose any other burden on you): Only hold on to what you have until I come” (Rev 2:24, 25).
You know the truth: that Jesus died for your sins and He alone makes you righteous, that life is not about pleasing ourselves but pleasing God who sacrificed all for us. Don’t worry about what is going on around you. Jesus will return. God will judge those who do evil. As for you, simply hold on until then.
Gracious God and Father, help me to walk in love and faith and truth. Thank you that You know my heart. Keep me safe from the lies that come at me from every side. Help me to hold on to the truth until You come. Amen
Questions: How does knowing Jesus will return give you hope? How can we encourage each other to hold on to truth?
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When I was a little girl, I, like most kids, was afraid of the dark. When I turned 48 I finally saw the Light. I’m 50 and in a month (God willing) I will be 51. Jesus Christ has been with me, has never forsaken me; He has comforted me where I needed comforting. When I was a little girl, a promise was not always a promise fulfilled. That little girl then lost the meaning of trust for most of her life. I’m not so little anymore (physically, lol)and I’ve aged, and now know 4 decades later that truth is Jesus Christ and that gives me hope today.
I believe one way I can encourage someone else to hold on to truth is by example. If I have come through the most horrific trial and I’m still standing on the narrow path, putting one foot in front of the other, would that not encourage the next person?
thank you Suzanne for ‘feeding’ the spirit this evening with such inspiration and guiding my reading to Revelation. I read verses 18-29 and the conclusion: we reap what we sow
It’s the inner peace, because without Jesus there IS no hope; there is no truth, there is no love. We can encourage each other by living and following a path that was planned by God’s truth, and not planned by evil sinners, like the prophetess. By walking like Jesus! In the light, he snuffs out the darkness. Finally, people see this in us, and they want it for themselves.