Revelation 18
In a Single Hour!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, March 23.
Where is your hope and security?
For many it is in things that can be taken from them in a single hour. Three times in Revelation 18 (verses 10, 17, and 19), we are warned not to put our hope and security in what can be taken away from us so easily:
- “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come”
- “Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!”
- ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’
It strikes me that much of human accomplishment that takes years, even generations, to build, can be destroyed or taken away in a single hour. This is true for not only our lives, but it is true for our communities and nations.
Where is your hope and security?
Thanks be to God for sending His one and only son, Jesus Christ, the Indescribable Gift, who has made a way for people to give their lives to something that cannot be taken away in a single hour!
So, don’t just invest for your children’s education or your upcoming retirement, but Seize the moment and invest your time and resources into a kingdom that is not of this world, one that cannot be take away in a single hour. You will never be disappointed when you give generously to the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. You will reap what you sow.
Let’s recite this week’s memory verse from Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”