SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Luke 10:20
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
MORE LESSON: Revelation 20:12-15
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Tuesday, 9 September
Memory Verse: And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel... whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:3-4
There is a divine record in heaven, not written in ink, but by the very hand of God. It is called The Book of Life. Those whose names are found in it are marked for glory, eternal fellowship with God, and life everlasting in the presence of the Lamb.
Paul wasn’t guessing when he said the names of his gospel partners were in the Book of Life. He was sure, and from that assurance, he cried: Rejoice in the Lord always! (1 Thessalonian 5:16) This joy is not an empty emotion; it results from the assurance of eternal security.
Even Jesus made it clear in Luke 10:20: Don’t rejoice because you cast out devils—rejoice because your name is written in heaven. What power! What a privilege! It means your destination is not destruction but dominion. Your name isn’t echoing in hell, it’s registered in heaven! It means you will spend an eternity of glory with God and Jesus, His Lamb.
However, hear this: your name doesn’t enter the Book of Life by church attendance or religious rituals. It is written when your heart turns to God, and you surrender fully to Christ. It is a heavenly record of those who belong to Him, love Him and keep His commandments.
If your name is there, rejoice! If you are unsure, repent and believe today. This is not something to gamble with; eternity is not a game. Rejoice—your name is written in glory; but if not, don’t delay. Repent and return to God now! To be written in the Book of Life is to have a place in glory while to be left out is to be lost forever.
Prayer/Action
* Thank God for being counted among those whose names are written in His eternal book.
* Ask God for help to live worthy of this calling, and labour to bring others into His Kingdom.
* Pray that your name and that of your relatives will not be erased from the Book of Life.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: As the Lord lives, every siege of inherited breakdown is hereby broken down over me and my family to the fourth generation, in Jesus’ name.
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