*DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL* *THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019* *UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTION* *TEXT:* REVELATION 18:21-24.

*DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*

*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019*

*UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTION*

*TEXT:* REVELATION 18:21-24.

_*🔑KEY VERSE* "And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all" (REVELATION 18:21)._

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War estimated in 2013 that two billion people would starve in the wake of a limited atomic bomb war between only two countries. Then another study said after such a war, there would be no heat from the sun as burnt stuff would absorb the heat before it gets to the earth. Instead of rain, there would be black carbon. Chemical reactions in the atmosphere would eat away the planet's ozone layer which protects earth's inhabitants from ultraviolet radiation. The experts predict that the decrease in the protective cover may lead to more sunburns and deadly skin cancers as well as reduced plant growth. That is what the scientists refer to as the Nuclear Winter, a long descent into destruction.

But the Bible contradicts this apocalyptic picture of the scientists. The world will not come to an end on the terms of human beings, no matter the destructive potency or might they amass. The Lord Himself will decide when to deal with erring man according to Bible prophecy.

Paul said, "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." Back in the day of Isaiah, God did not say He would leave judgement in the hands of man. "And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity."

The believer must not be moved into a panic mode when we see war games suggesting preparations for global hostilities. Our Lord has prophesied that these, rather than break our heart, should heighten our hopes that He is close by, ready to come for us before the Great Tribulation that will come to consume this world, its inhabitants and its corrupt ways.

*✍THOUGHT FOR THE DAY* Be guided by the old Book to earn you safety in crisis.

*COVER TO COVER* EZEKIEL 36-38.

*MEDITATION*

Sudden and total loss

1. Babylon is symbolic of the world's capital city during the Tribulation period v24.
2. It would be a city of affluence, admiration, abundance, Antichrist activities etc at its peak, while other cities will be in abject poverty because of untold famine vv22,23, Matthew 24:7.
3. Like all the nations of the world, with all their beauties and elegance, it will be infested with sorceries v23.
*Lord*, keep me from all pollutions of worldliness, worldly ambitions and sorcery🙏
4. Sudden and total destruction will be the end v21.
a. This illustrates the brevity of life. Each person, one day, will suddenly and totally loose his earthly possession.
*Lord*, teach me to number my days and apply my heart to wisdom🙏.
b. The folly of acquiring earthly possessions to the neglect of eternal possessions.
*Lord*, give me the wisdom and revelation that will make me to be increasingly heavenly minded🙏
c. The quest for earthly wealth will drive many into compromise and sorcery v23.
*Lord*, deliver and purge your Church from the deception of earthly possessions and sorcery🙏
*Lord*, give me hunger and thirst for heavenly things.

*HYMN* Fill my cup Lord

1. Like the woman at the well, I was seeking
For things that could not satisfy.
And then I heard my Savior speaking—
“Draw from My well that never shall run dry.”
*Chorus*
Fill my cup, Lord;
I lift it up Lord;
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul.
Bread of Heaven, feed me till I want no more.
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole.

2. There are millions in this world who are seeking
For pleasures earthly goods afford.
But none can match the wondrous treasure
That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.

3. So my brother if the things that this world gives you
Leave hungers that won’t pass away,
My blessed Lord will come and save you
If you kneel to Him and humbly pray.