"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key to David. What he opens no on can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who are the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though are not, but are liars- I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
Revelation 3: 7-13
So many lines come out and speak to me. The one that sticks to me the most, the one that I am clinging to; that literally brought me to tears, "I will make them fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I HAVE LOVED YOU" That weighs on my heart. How often do we listen to the negative people in our lives? Those that claim to know Christ, and yet they hurt us day in and day out with their words. How often we fall short of the glory of God, and they are there to point out our flaws and mistakes. We are judged by others and are not forgiven by them. We all make mistakes and we are all flawed, but Christ loves us, and those who stand against us and stand to harm us beware. Christ IS coming back and HE DOES LOVE YOU! He will make those around you fall at your feet. Never doubt your strength for it is in Christ's love for us that we find strength to stand up for our beliefs. Stand firm in his word. He is coming back!