Revelation 20: 6 “Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.”
Dear God,
Here we are; Christmas day, when some people this season, have not given any thought to the baby Jesus, who came so long ago to earth, as a Your gift to sinful man. Both You and Your Son knew what was ahead for Him, and were prepared for Jesus to give His life as the sacrifice for our sins, for all time. For all of us who would ever live on earth, it was of the greatest importance for all of us, that Jesus came as a babe to earth.
All evidence points to the fact that He did not come on December 25, which originally was a date of significance in pagan worship. I and many others find it profitable to honour the birth of Your Son, Christ at this time, and enhance the sense of unaccustomed good will that pervades much of the earth. Please bless us as we do so, and bring many minds to look to Jesus at this time; when they would not normally do so.
The further good news of Christmas is that Jesus will one day take up His role as our King, and all events on this earth as they are now will end. After Jesus comes as King for His own, these righteous living and righteous dead are revealed by John to be in heaven. Revelation 20:4 “And I saw thrones and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”
I pray dear Father that each day I live, before these promises are fulfilled, I will be kept faithful to Yourself and Jesus, and so be counted worthy to be in the first resurrection, which will be of the righteous dead or with the righteous living if I am still alive, when Jesus comes again. It is not my hope or plan to be resurrected twice or die twice, for John writes I would not be able worship my King Jesus and learn about Him eternally, along with all the other promised blessings of heaven.
Revelation 20: 5 “But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.”
After that Satan and all his associates, will live and die again; Revelation 21 : 8”but the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murders, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
I give my heart, mind and life to You again today, and ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit, for all that is required.
Amen