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Daily Rhythm

Devotions from Brandon Bruce packed with inspiration and transformation, delivered fresh every day on this site or delivered to your email inbox!

Never Give Up

“A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.” -Revelation 9:18, 20-21


When Jesus was on earth, He had people who chose not to follow Him even though He was perfect in word and action. Not only did some choose not to follow Him, Jesus had people who were passionately against Him.


Unlike Jesus, we have all sinned and we are not perfect, so why would we think we will get a better result than Jesus?


No matter how hard you pray, how much you work at it, and regardless of how deeply you hope others will choose to follow Jesus, there will be some who will choose to follow the world instead.


This is heartbreaking because we know they are making a terrible trade by choosing the broad road that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13).


Keep sharing the Gospel, praying for your spiritually lost friends, and continue working to improve your ability to share the Gospel with skill. However, don’t give up when others do not choose life in Jesus! Instead, keep laboring in Kingdom work! Some people will respond and that will make an eternal difference! Don’t give up on people as God never gave up on you!


Right on?


Read/listen to Revelation chapters 8-10


Prayer focus: talk to God about the people you want to share the Gospel with and ask that Jesus changes their lives regardless of what you see right now


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Better Things Ahead

“Therefore, ‘they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. ‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’  -Revelation 7:15-17


There are many amazing things to see and experience in life! However, life can also be really difficult and filled with pain! Some days are better than others and some people seem to have it better off than other people, but we all experience pain and suffering!


Unless Jesus comes back in your lifetime, you're going to experience a physical death and everyone that you love will also die at some point. The pain can feel overwhelming at times.


So, what’s the good news? Where can you find hope and not sink into hopelessness?


Thanks to Jesus, because He came to live a sinless life, die a criminal’s death on the cross for our sins, and come back from the grave! Because He made full payment for our sin, we can receive salvation by faith in Christ! Then, when we die in Jesus, that is the end of our pain for good! There will be no more hurt, suffering, or death to endure! God will take care of us for all eternity!


All your pain and suffering on earth, no matter how difficult, is only temporary. Because of Jesus, we have an unimaginable amount of great and pain-free days ahead! God has so much for us beyond what we can comprehend!


In Christ, death is the end of your pain, but the beginning of pleasure and joy unending (Psalm 16:11)! When you’re facing hardship, always remember that God’s best is yet to come!


Right on?


Read/listen to Revelation chapters 5-7


Prayer focus: thank God for the great hope we have in Jesus and also talk to Him about any pain you are presently facing while asking for His help with any difficulties


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Love God, Hate Sin

“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.  Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.  But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” -Revelation 2:4-6


The sinful practices of the Nicolaitans were not just disliked by our Lord, they were hated!


Some believers feel really bad about the idea of hating anything because God is love (1 John 4:8) and we are called to walk in the way of love (Ephesians 5:2).


Jesus loved us so much that He gave His life for our sins on the cross, but our Lord still hated sin! He knows more than anyone how much pain and brokenness are in the world because of sin.


To not label sin for the evil it is and not hate it is to misalign yourself with Jesus!


Sin is horrible and hated by heaven! God made it crystal clear what sin is in His written Word! Run from it in your life, speak up against it in the world, and yes… hate it because our Lord did as well!


Never stop loving people and never start dismissing sin as no big deal!


Right on?


Read/listen to Revelation chapters 2-4


Prayer focus: confess any sin to God that has been ignored in your life and ask Him to give you wisdom not to treat sin casually or as anything less than hated by heaven


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