Today's verse for the devotional on Our Daily Bread which I follow, John 6:66, dwelt on how many times the Jesus who IS doesn't fit into what we expect Him to be. We, of course, have only a limited understanding of the depth and width of His Majesty and Power. It was written in Isaiah 55:8-9, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways ,your ways,' declares the Lord. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways and thoughts than your thoughts." We cannot even begin to think we truly know our God in heaven!
But what struck me with the chosen verse is that it had the number 666. Revelation 13:18, "This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man. That number is 666." In Revelation 13:7, 14:11, 16:2, 19:20 and 20:4, all speak about what happens to those who have the "mark of the beast" or "mark of its name" -- all those who, like those in John 6:66, "...turned back and no longer followed Jesus." Our salvation rests on the saving grace of Jesus, His sacrifice on the cross. "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12.
Lord, Your coming is drawing near! Give me the boldness share Your gospel to those who haven't heard it yet, or those who have turned away from following Jesus.
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