Daily Rhema: The Hope of the Resurrection

Luke 20:37-38 NKJV
But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”

This is the season of His coming in us, the dawning of the great and terrible day of the Lord. We must dress up spiritually, put on the whole armour of God, and having done all to stand, stand in this evil day.

In particular we must put on now the helmet of our armour, which is the hope of the resurrection (1Thess. 5:8-9). The hope of our resurrection and life after death removes from us the fear of death and consequent love of this world (1Cor. 15:19, 30-32).

This will cause us to purify ourselves to do the will of God (1Jn. 3:2-3); overcome the mental pressures of fear and anxiety currently assailing the hearts of men in the world at this time of gross darkness (Lk. 21:26; Is. 60:2).

To put on the helmet of salvation is to have a mental attitude that overcomes the fear of death and inordinate love for this world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.

This is not to say that we should just be careless and throw our lives away like the terrorists do. Even the Lord Jesus protected His physical life by avoiding danger when it was revealed to Him (Matt. 12:14-15).

However, we must live our lives in such a way that we are ready to risk losing our physical lives as exemplified by the three Hebrew boys (Dan. 3:16-18) and Esther (Est. 4:16), in order to do the will of God.

Neither Esther (Est. 4:1-3), nor Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Dan. 3:23-30) lost their lives, but rather were supernaturally delivered by God.

God has promised us supernatural protection and long life (Ps. 91:1-16).

However, we must fulfill the conditions attached to these promises to love God by keeping His commandments, showing forth His character and applying our hearts to wisdom (Ps. 90:10-12).

So put on the helmet of the hope of the resurrection by daily prayer for revelation in this regard, like Paul prayed for the Ephesians (1:16-20).

This daily revelation of the reality of the resurrection will keep you from the fear of death and inordinate love for the things of this world, that are causing men’s hearts to fail them as the day of the Lord dawns.

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