Revelation 14
Legacy of Good Works!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, March 17. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today is day #365 of these daily calls! I pray that we have helped you stay in the Word of God and remain yoked to Jesus through the Covid-19 pandemic.
What is your life’s legacy?
Revelation 14:12-13 calls us to persevere in good works:
Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”
This is the first time the Holy Spirit explicitly speaks in the Revelation of John and it is to those who are in union with Jesus, or as I like to say, are in the yoke of Jesus. There is a blessing for them; the second of the seven beatitudes of Revelation, reminiscent of Jesus’ beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount: they will leave a legacy of faith.
In the easy yoke of Jesus Christ you will fulfill the purpose of your life by producing the good works God has prepared for you to do in your life. Ephesians 2:10 teaches us God’s promise of good works!
Seize the moment and focus on your union with Jesus. The good works that are done while in the easy yoke of Jesus are promised to follow after you!
Let’s recite this week’s memory verse from Ephesians 4:1, “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.”