Revelation 17: 3 The Spirit took control
of me, and the angel carried me to a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a
red beast that had names insulting to God written all over it; the beast had
seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed
in purple and scarlet, and covered with gold ornaments, precious stones, and
pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup full of obscene and filthy things, the
result of her immorality. 5 On her forehead was
written a name that has a secret meaning: “Great Babylon, the mother of all
prostitutes and perverts in the world.” 6 And I saw
that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's people and the blood of those
who were killed because they had been loyal to Jesus.
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Wanting to be “successful” I took classes and obtained
mentors to guide me to the top. Little did I know that in order to be in the “in”
crowd”, I would be subject to secrets. One guy would use the company jet to
bring prostitutes to private islands.
- I had to decide if the climb was worth keeping the secret.
- I had to decide to align with people who did things that were against my beliefs.
- I had to decide if I would join in, or look the other way or leave.
John, the disciple JESUS loved, had the HOLY SPIRIT take
control of him and was allowed to be carried by the angel to a desert where he
saw a great city that fooled people into their lustful actions. The woman
(city) was drunk with the thought of GOD losing HIS power because of the death
of HIS people.
My Observations:
- GOD can see my hidden motives to take control from HIM.
- GOD can see my innermost desires, not matter how disgusting they may be.
- GOD can see anything hidden, and HE will make it known, even the things that fool me.
There is nothing hidden from GOD. I mean, even when I try
to fool myself, GOD sees the deep rooted hidden desire and exposes it. Since I
can be fooled and I don’t know my motives, what hope is there for me? Plenty!
GOD wants me to know myself enough to confess where I fall
short so I can confess this to HIM, so HE would cleanse me of the things I can
so easily fall into. HE wants me to have HIS name on my forehead, carrying HIS
message boldly so all can see it and return back to HIM.
Challenge
- Why do you think the HOLY SPIRIT wanted to show the writer this image?
- Have you ever been in a situation where if you kept a secret you would be paid, even if it went against your morals?
- Would you be willing to trade your morals to fit in or would you stand firm for what GOD wants from you today?
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