Promises to The Overcomers
As I read through chapters two and three of The Book of Revelation, I began jotting down the thoughts that were coming to me.
To receive the numerous promises made to The Overcomers, we must avoid the traps set by the evil one.
Message to the Church in Ephesus
The Ministry became increasingly hard.
Despite many enduring patiently and continuously discerning false apostles and standing against them, they developed a critical spirit.
This imbalance between Grace and Truth led them to stray from their First Love.
They neglected to spend quality time in the presence of The LORD, Worshiping Him, and this caused them to lose love for one another within The Body of Christ.
Instead of focusing on their own growth and spiritual development, they began to look for fault in each other, as if they were standing against the errors of the false apostles.
Message to the Church in Smyrna
Many will endure immense suffering and sacrifice everything for The Kingdom through persecution.
Despite their outward appearance of weakness and poverty, they are truly rich and highly favored in the eyes of The LORD.
They are called to remain faithful until death and will receive The Crown of Life.
These individuals will receive great Grace and Peace, empowering them to overcome the challenges ahead.
Do not fear persecution, for He will be with you, strengthening you through His love and even enabling you to love your persecutors.
Message to the Church in Pergamum
You reside amidst a group of wicked individuals.
Despite the martyrdom of some, you remain steadfast in your Faith, refusing to compromise it for favor from those who are evil over you.
God will shower you with favor through His supernatural grace, even through your adversaries, as per His Plan and Purpose of transforming you into His Image.
While many have achieved success, there are those who are out to deceive others, diverting the Path of Holiness.
There will always be goats among the sheep and tares among the wheat. Only God in His appointed time will remove them.
However, we must remain resolute in our Faith, adhering to Holiness and refraining from compromise. Instead of firmly and lovingly opposing false teachings, many tolerate them.
Those who are young in The LORD, those who indulge in the occult, those who have been deceived, justifying their sins, and those who have not yet been convicted of unholy living, we need to be guided by God’s timing to confront them as they are still infants in Christ.
We do not want them to stray from the Path of Righteousness.
Love covers a multitude of sins! Let us maintain the delicate balance of Grace and Truth.
Message to the Church in Thyatira
Many have dabbled in the occult, mixing false teachings from false prophets with evil and clean things.
False teachings in The Church that blend New Age occult practices are another example.
They use what appears evil to attract the lost, but this is a false spirit seducing them to accept the appearance of evil.
We must not resemble the world but always maintain The Light, Truth, and Holiness of God.
Be separate. God’s ways are higher than man’s. He doesn’t need to bait those he died for using what appears evil. He has his own way of bringing them in.
Message to the Church in Sardis
Those who have fallen into the way of religion have quenched The Holy Spirit, losing their true light and life by trying to appease man instead of God.
Afraid of offending anyone, they adopted their own practices of the doctrine of man, quenching God’s spirit.
Some remained discerning and walked in the Spirit with great caution, lest they fall into the same snare.
This has caused much deadness in The Church, resulting in some “seeker-friendly” Churches that are off-balance.
Message to the Church in Philadelphia
Many will repent of persecuting the True Church that emerged from Babylon.
Those who persecuted the True Church will bow down to them, acknowledging their true identity and turning away from their wicked ways of persecuting them.
Since the True Church persevered, they will not have to endure the time of great purging.
Even though the True Church appears to be weak, they are strong in The LORD.
Message to the Church in Laodicea
The most perilous state to be in is to be lukewarm or those who justified their sins and became ensnared in deception.
After receiving the light of truth and holiness, they gave into the desires of their flesh, eyes, and pride of life.
They believe they are still following The LORD, but in reality, they have strayed from the path.
They live their lives according to their own will, never acknowledging whether they are in God’s Will or not.
They have become consumed by numerous idols, which have extinguished their genuine joy, zeal for holiness, and The Fire of The LORD.
They are blind and have become lukewarm. Unless they repent, God will reject them from His embrace.
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We must persist in our prayers for the Church, urging them to emerge from the various areas of deception.
God is aware of those He sacrificed His life for — and will grant them access to the numerous promises reserved for The Overcomers.
Prayer
However, we must fervently Pray that they perceive The Light and choose Repentance.
Father, pour out Your Mercy, Grace, and gift of Repentance upon those who have fallen prey to the allurements of the evil one.
~ Yolanda Ballard
Yolanda Ballard of At The Father’s Feet website, shares with you, the body of Christ, the words she’s received quietly sitting at The Father’s feet. I believe Jesus set the example for us to follow. Whenever He could He would come apart from the busyness of the world so that He could quiet Himself before The Father, for that is where He received direction and strength to carry out His will.
Awesome word. Thank you.