Scripture to Read: 2 Thessalonians 1:9
As we saw in yesterday’s devotion, God is going to pour out His judgment on everyone who chooses not to surrender to Him nor obey Him. We know that every lost soul is separated from God for all eternity, which is horrible enough. But God continues in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 to explain to us that every lost soul will suffer from eternal destruction because they are separated from God and the glory of His power. God says it this way, about what the lost will suffer from, in Philippians 3:19 “whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.” We must not miss that lost people are making a deliberate choice to turn their backs on God. We see clearly in Philippians 3:19 three choices that lost people make. First, lost people allow their lustful appetite to be their god. Lost people choose to follow their fleshly desires and to do whatever they feel like doing. Second, lost people have no shame in what they choose to do. Lost people find glory in their shameful actions and words. Third, lost people set their minds on the things of this world. The passion of a lost person is to get all this world has to offer because they believe that this world, and all that is in this world, is the only reason they have to live. This is why we must live for Christ and share Him with every lost person here on earth.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about lost people and their choices?
2. Pray Colossians 4:3-6 asking God for opportunities to share Him with the lost people around you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!