Silence in heaven

Wow I just love when i gain a new understanding of something I have read several of times!

Revelation 8:1
When He opened the seventh seal, there was a silence in heaven for about a half an hour.
I realized that the silence in heaven is not only a silence of awe and for what will happen next, but it is God showing John how important the prayers of the saints are in the second coming of Christ. Prayers of longing for the return of Christ from the last 2,000 years have been rising like incense and filling the bowls in heaven. Not one prayer lost.

It is during this silence in heaven that the smoke of the incense is passed from the angel's hand and ascends before the Father. The silence is specifically for the saints to be heard. All the prayers ever prayed to usher in the King have now been released to God to then bring forth righteous judgement. The noises that break the silence are thunderings, lightnings and an earthquake. Which shows how much power the prayers of the saints truly have. Our prayers will destroy darkness and usher in the light of our King Jesus.

It is amazing to me to think about the people who have been praying faithfully for the return of Jesus and have not given up for fear that their prayers will not be heard. To the world it seems crazy for someone to devote their life to praying for the return of Jesus, but God gives them power over darkness. It is the saints prayers that help write the end of the story. And at the end of the story a new story begins. Only the new story will be in the beautiful city of the new Jerusalem; with Jesus, the perfect leader sitting on the throne.

Lord let Your Kingdom come!

Darkness cannot understand Light

"And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." John 1:5 When I was really thinking about this verse it made me think of all the joy I receive from the Light. There is an overflow of joy. To think that there are some who will never experience that same joy makes me sad. Those who do not receive the eternal crown will never see the beauty of Christ. The world did not know Him because the world became dark. It is the darkness within us that makes us not understand who He is. There are times when we become offended by His ways, and that is simply the darkness that is confused by the Light of truth.

When we strive to stay in His presence we will continue to receive more and more understanding through His Light. And when we do receive His Light, He gives us the right to become children of God, born of the Living God and not of flesh. The true Light gives light to every man coming into the world. I want to understand Christ to fullest measure.


"...I lifted my eyes toward heaven and my understanding returned to me..."
Daniel 4:34

Sowing into the Spirit

I'm noticing more and more my tenancies to get wrapped up in things of little meaning, which disconnects me from what has meaning, and that is Christ. I find that if I dwell on things, they soon consume me. I want Jesus to be my dwelling place that consumes me always. There is no better feeling than to draw near to Him, and likewise there is no worse feeling than being disconnected from Him. "Sow into the Spirit or sow into the flesh," in Justin Rizzo's song. We are always doing one or the other.

When I can set all things of this world aside and simply worship my creator, it makes me realize how little of value the things of this world are compared with the promise of eternity. Through Him I can overcome my fleshly desires. I long to reap the benefit of eternity, it is written on my heart.
JESUS CONSUME ME!!!

"He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son." Revelation 21:7