Scripture: Revelation 18

Observation:     Warnings were given, plagues have been distributed, judgments have been pronounced, and now finally, in the aftermath of destruction the kings who aligned themselves with the anti-christ’s world system and the merchants and others who bought into the economic part of it are dazed and confused and don’t know where to turn.  In spite of the warnings and messages directed at them, they chose the side that looked like it would be to their advantage and now find themselves destroyed.

Application:      The Bible says that there’s a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.  That’s great advice when I want to go my own way and ignore God’s instructions and warnings.  The ultimate in that is in this chapter – buying into a system other than God’s, regardless of how good it looks only leads to disappointment, destruction and ultimately death.

Prayer:             May I pay attention to the way you want me to go and ignore the world’s ways no matter how attractive or lucrative they look.

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