Day 7

Scripture to Read: Revelation 3:5-6

As we finish up Jesus’ letter to the church in Sardis, we find Jesus reminding those who are dead in their sin that they not only must “wake up” but then they must also walk in faithful endurance to Him. Living the Christian life is hard, and it is a call to die to ourselves and follow Christ no matter the cost. Jesus makes it clear that only those who overcome will be clothed in white garments, and their names will NEVER be blotted out of the book of life. To overcome can only be accomplished by trusting in Christ with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. God tells us in 1 John 5:4 that our faith is the key to overcoming this world (For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.) Jesus also says that He will confess the names of those who repent before His Father and before His angels. But for those who remain asleep, their names will never be written in the book of life and they will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire). For all of us who know Christ, we must continue to persevere, knowing that we will one day receive our garments of righteousness through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s be sure and continue to confess Him to everyone we meet.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about your faith and how to overcome in this world? 2. How are you confessing Christ before others and choosing to overcome this world each day?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

We continue our journey through Revelation. This week we focus on Revelation 3:1-6 and our Lord’s Words to the church in Sardis. As we begin, we must remember that the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ has been given in order to reach everyone who is dead in their sin. When someone who is dead in their sin hears the message of Christ, repents, ...

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Day 2

We continue today in Revelation 3:1 because of our Lord’s strong words to the church in Sardis being “dead.” We have all known churches that appear to be doing well. They may have what seems like great preaching, programs, worship, and even will have big crowds, but the people who fill that church do not know our Lord. The indictment on the c...

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Day 3

As we saw in the first two devotions this week, Jesus had captured the image of what happened to the city of Sardis. Remember from yesterday’s devotion that the guards of Sardis trusted in the city’s steep cliffs for protection but failed to be watchmen of the city. In the same way, the church in Sardis trusted in itself and remained “dead” t...

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Day 4

We know that our Lord Jesus Christ has called the church in Sardis to “wake up” because they were dead in their sin. Remember, the people in this church thought they were alive, but Jesus proclaimed them dead. If the church in Sardis did not wake up, just as their enemies had overtaken their city, so the church would suffer great loss by miss...

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Day 5

Since we did not get a chance to finish with Revelation 3:3 in yesterday’s devotion, we will wrap it up today. We know Jesus told the church in Sardis that they must keep His Word and that they had to repent. The only way to come into a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ is to recognize first that we are sinners and that we are lost in o...

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Day 6

The good news today is that there were a faithful few who were still left in Sardis. These were people who had not “soiled their garments.” Jesus said in Revelation 3:4, “But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” So, those believers in Sardis were pure; t...

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Day 7

As we finish up Jesus’ letter to the church in Sardis, we find Jesus reminding those who are dead in their sin that they not only must “wake up” but then they must also walk in faithful endurance to Him. Living the Christian life is hard, and it is a call to die to ourselves and follow Christ no matter the cost. Jesus makes it clear that only...

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