Devotion 
The Great Crowd
David Jacobs 

Have you ever met someone who recently converted to Christianity? When I attend church, I am often very interested in the stories of people who are new to the faith, and what led to them to eventually follow Christ. Revelation 7:9-17 shows us how really no matter what country we come from, what language we speak, or what our economic status is, we all share a love and belief in Christ which unites us. Even if we do not know those who stand in the crowd with us, we need to accept their pledge to Christ as valid as our own. "And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them." (Revelation 7:13-15).
There are those who have followed Christ their whole lives, and there are those who have only recently been cleansed in Christ's blood. No matter what our past holds, if we fully accept God, we will be salvaged.

Prayer 

When we encounter people who have recently started practicing their faith in God, it is up to us to accept and share our experiences with them. Remind them that it is never too late to embrace Christ and as we learn from Revelation 7:9-17, when we do, "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat." (Revelation 7:16).