NOVEMBER 4 - THE SECOND COMING
READ 1 Thessalonians 4
Paul informs the Thessalonians regarding the Lord Jesus Christ’s second coming.
INSIGHT
Death is a mysterious, unavoidable experience. For the most part a fearful and foreboding process, death is a common factor in human experience: We live to die. Understandably, the most profound question human beings ask is: What happens when we die? Death is fully addressed in the Scriptures - and the answer is one of the most satisfying answers in the Bible: “The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (vv. 16-17).
PRAYER
Praise God that Christ’s death and resurrection removed the sting of death:
Yet he himself bore our sicknesses,
And he carried our pains;
But we in turn regarded him stricken,
Struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced because of our rebellion,
Crushed because of our iniquities;
Punishment for our peace was on him,
And we are healed by his wounds.
We all went astray like sheep;
We all have turned to our own way;
And the Lord has punished him
For the iniquity of us all (Isaiah 53:4-6).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
The Lord looks down from heaven
On the human race,
To see if there is one who is wise,
One who seeks God (Psalm 14:2).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Listen, I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
Close your worship time with this prayer:
I will thank the Lord for his righteousness;
I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High
(Psalm 7:17).
Paul informs the Thessalonians regarding the Lord Jesus Christ’s second coming.
INSIGHT
Death is a mysterious, unavoidable experience. For the most part a fearful and foreboding process, death is a common factor in human experience: We live to die. Understandably, the most profound question human beings ask is: What happens when we die? Death is fully addressed in the Scriptures - and the answer is one of the most satisfying answers in the Bible: “The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (vv. 16-17).
PRAYER
Praise God that Christ’s death and resurrection removed the sting of death:
Yet he himself bore our sicknesses,
And he carried our pains;
But we in turn regarded him stricken,
Struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was pierced because of our rebellion,
Crushed because of our iniquities;
Punishment for our peace was on him,
And we are healed by his wounds.
We all went astray like sheep;
We all have turned to our own way;
And the Lord has punished him
For the iniquity of us all (Isaiah 53:4-6).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
The Lord looks down from heaven
On the human race,
To see if there is one who is wise,
One who seeks God (Psalm 14:2).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Listen, I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
- Deeper understanding of Scripture
- Missionaries in west Africa
- Whatever else is on your heart
Close your worship time with this prayer:
I will thank the Lord for his righteousness;
I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High
(Psalm 7:17).
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