“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Revelation 22:12
When you know, that you know, Jesus is about to come back at any second, you don’t have time for holding on to anything.
I was raised by a single mother for the first 12 years of my life. Whenever my Mom would get off work, she would call and say I’m on my way, and I knew what that meant. It meant the house better be clean by the time she came home. Because I was looking for her return, I helped clean up. Getting things in order with haste. The house had to look clean and smell clean. I knew if it wasn’t clean, I was getting in trouble. My sister, our Lord is on His way. How much more should we let Him help us get rid of everything that is not like Him in our lives and in our hearts.
God has had me in this place of desiring a pure heart. As Holy Spirit reveals to me people I have wronged, I’ve been reaching out to them and asking for their forgiveness. Whether they respond or not is not on me. It’s the heartfelt apology that matters most to the Lord.
A few weeks ago, I reached out to an old friend. When we were in grade school, I pushed him in a pool while he was fully dressed. He was a little on the thick side, and when his body was wet with clothes, everyone laughed at him, including me. And while on a getaway with my husband, Holy Spirit brought that back to my remembrance and I cried, seeing how I must’ve made him feel. I immediately picked up my phone and messaged him and told him I’m sorry for doing that to you.
That’s the hour we’re living in, my sister. Asking forgiveness and forgiving sins from our past and sins in our present. Holy Spirit is revealing to us our unrepentant wrong, and He wants us to make it right. He wants us to make amends and be at peace with Him, be at peace with ourselves, and be at peace with those around us because our Lord Jesus is on His way.
Prayer: Lord, help me stay ready for your return. Get rid of everything in me that’s not like you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
(Read Matthew 6:15; Matthew 24:42-44)
Amen 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Thank you God for keeping me where I was needed 🙏🏼❣️
Help us Jesus to stay ready. Help me to humble myself and ask for forgiveness from anyone I have wronged. Help us to get things out of our lives that hinder us from you and having a relationship with each other. Lord I know your coming sooner rather than later Help us Father to keep looking up. We know that our redemption is coming.
Lord, reveal to me areas in my life that need cleaning up. Help me to let go of past hurts and forgive. I want my heart to be ready when you return. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit in me.
Dear God in heaven, I love You and praise Your holy name! I thank You for all that I am and all that I’m not. Father, mold me so that I shall be ready when You arrive! I am a work in progress Lord! But I know that You can catapult me into being in a likeness of You in an instant! I am ready to catapulted Most Gracious Father! So the when I see You face to face, I will hear those sacred words, “well done My good and faithful servant”! In the precious name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This devotional resonates with my spirit. I have asked the to forgive me as I have not seen those from my past. May the Lord also help me to forgive myself. Thank you so much. You are appreciated. Blessings, Shalom and Agape 👀🙏🏽♥️📖🙌🏽
I have also had recent memories of people I have hurt in my past I feel like this is just God speaking to me because it only confirms what I have been experiencing recently 🙏🏻thank you for serving God
Sister Kesha,
Thank you for this “wake up call”. We need to get ready for the return of God.
✝️❤️🙏🏾