Letter to the Church

Letter to the Church

I believe the Lord has given me this passage for the churches today who are struggling to be faithful to His Word and His commandments such as the great commission and loving our neighbours.

Revelation 3:7-13 To the Church in Philadelphia

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:

These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.  I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.  Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.  The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Church, He will honour those who are faithful and have kept to His Word. Those who did not pick and choose which parts of His Word to keep and which to ignore or leave out. Those who have faithfully proclaimed the whole Gospel including sin, repentance, atonement,  baptism, and rebirth.

He has opened a door for you that no-one can shut. A door to harvesting the fields that are already white – ready for the great harvest at the end of time. Those He choses, He uses. Those He uses, He enables and supplies.

Do not fret nor worry, for He will strengthen you. Even though you feel weak and helpless in the face of rising restrictions and persecution, the Lord nevertheless is and will be your strength. You may feel under increasing pressure and criticism from many who claim Christianity but who have strayed far from the truth of His Word. He will cause them to acknowledge the truths you are preaching and they will return to the straight path.

As you endure, He will protect you from what is coming. Isn’t that the most encouraging thing? God has your backs and will protect you from much or even all that is coming to the churches. There are coming great trials for all on earth especially the Church. But His promise is that He is coming soon to take us home and where He will make you a pillar of His temple and of the New Jerusalem. Your names shall be written indelibly in His temple for ever. There we will finally say that He is with you and will never leave you.

Be encouraged Church – God has your names written in heaven and He is preparing you for the season to come.