Revelation 2:26 “To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations.”

This verse is underlined in my Bible, but I’m fairly sure I’ve never written on it before. It’s a little bit mind boggling. The end of the next verse specifies that it’s the same level of authority Christ received from His Father! I think every earnest believer gets frustrated at times because of world politics, and in this Internet age we know more about what’s going on than we ever did before. The average individual has zero impact on it all apart from prayer, (which is a reminder of the importance of prayer) but here Christ is saying that we will be able to speak and have things happen. And it just hit me that is remarkably like prayer! Right now our prayers are incomplete and at times inaccurate, apart from the guidance of the Holy Spirit, (Romans 8:26-27) but when we have come through to the end, there will be no such hesitation. It is important to release situations, from the very local all the way to the international, to God and not to carry them emotionally ourselves, because they will crush us. Rather, when we switch our focus to the Lord of Creation, we can express our concerns to Him with the full assurance that He is more than able to deal with any situation whatsoever, and bring it to a resolution that will bless many and give Him glory. That’s how we are to pray, in joyful anticipation of the day we will be so in line with Christ that we will be more direct instruments of His will.

I have certainly struggled with conceit, but I have never wanted to be a politician. I have learned over the years that when it’s so much trouble running my own life, I don’t want to run the lives of others! At the same time, over the past 20 years I have become far more politically involved, much more aware of what is going on around the world. Of course the Internet has greatly contributed to the flow of information, but I’ve had more appetite for it as well. I need to let this verse comfort me and help me leave things in God’s hands. My job at this point is faithful obedience, recognizing the task at hand and doing it with all the resources He supplies, (1 Peter 4:11) so that I may indeed overcome and do His will to the end, for His glory.

Father, thank You for this Word. Thank You for the experience we’re having with colds/flue/whatever. Thank You for teaching us that Your grace is indeed sufficient for us. I do pray for my close brother who was taken to the hospital by ambulance yesterday with COVID. I pray Your very best for him, and Your support and comfort for his wife. May we all recognize Your schedules for us, to flow with Your Spirit not only to receive the healing and health You have for us, but to bless others in the process as well, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!