The Glorious End God Has In Mind
Prayer Thoughts: A monthly memo to encourage us in our prayer life
By Colin Stott, Special to the ASSIST News Service
MURRIETA, CA (ANS – Dec. 15, 2015) --“Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and the bride has made herself ready.” Rev 19:7. NIV
As
we pray for world evangelization and work towards its completion, we
are helping to fulfill the glorious purpose God has had planned for
mankind from the very beginning! This purpose becomes clear when we
compare the start of this age with the end.
In
the beginning, God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were together in
perfect union. Now fast forward to the end of the age! The Godhead is
still together in perfect union but is now also in fellowship with a new
member of the heavenly family—His Church, the Bride of Christ!
When
the dust of this age settles, when every battle is over and Satan is
vanquished, this present creation will burn up. But a spotless bride for
the Son of God will remain. This bride, encompassing the redeemed from
every tribe, language and nation, is the glorious end God had in mind
from the start!
The
age-long conflict between the kingdoms of light and darkness is all
about our Lord rescuing His future bride from the grip of the enemy who
wants the nations and peoples for himself. But Jesus paid the bride
price for us when he sought us with such longing and love.
The
Church is not only the object of our Lord’s affection, but is also the
channel He uses to draw people to Himself. This makes world
evangelization not just an optional program for the Church but her
highest priority. This makes intercession for the lost our highest
priority too.
What
a wonderful destiny is ours – spending eternity in union and communion
with our Lord. In 2 Tim 2:12 we read that we will also reign with Him in
the ages to come. So the glorious end God envisioned is really just the
beginning!
Main Image: 1) Spending eternity with God. 2) Colin Stott
About
the writer: Colin Stott is International Prayer Coordinator for Global
Recordings Network (GRN), a mission that provides audio Bible stories in
over six thousand languages and dialects. Colin was born in England. He
and his wife Patti make their home in Murrieta in southern California.
For more information about GRN and using its materials visit www.globalrecordings.net. For more information about reprinting this article and others in this series on prayer, contact Colin at colinstott@globalrecordings.net
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