Christian Devotional – December 9, 2023

Revelation, Day 13

Patient endurance and faithfulness. Read Revelation chapter 13.

As we see more descriptions of judgment and challenges that people will face, we read about how those who follow Jesus Christ are to respond. There will be trials and there will be suffering, but we are to have patient endurance and faithfulness throughout.

There is much debate among scholars as to whether we will still be present at the time of all of these judgments, as many people believe that the church will be raptured before them. Regardless of which way you believe, it’s important to remember is that patience and endurance are how we are to go through all situations.

When we look at our lives today, do the words patient and faithfulness describe us each day? How do we need to surrender to God more so that we are demonstrating his patience today?