Post by Woody Williams on Apr 28, 2007 3:06:08 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Revelation 5:1-7, 9-10
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Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll
written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I
saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to
open the scroll and break its seals?" And no one in heaven or on
earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into
it. And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to
open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to
me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of
David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven
seals."
Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among
the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having
seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent
out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right
hand of the one who was seated on the throne.
They sing a new song:
"You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for
God
saints from every tribe and language and people and nation;
you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our
God,
and they will reign on earth."
Devotional
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John the Apostle has a vision of the end of all things. The Lamb who
was slaughtered has become the Lamb who reigns. Jesus is exalted as
the Redeemer of the world, who has called into being the Church, a
kingdom of priests. This great reversal, from suffering Servant to
triumphant Lord, is the model for the church to understand its life
in the world. We need to keep reminding ourselves of that. It is so
easy to seek the glory of power before we bear the burdens of those
who need us in the world - the poor, forsaken and broken.
Prayer
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Keep us humble, Lord, so that we may be useful to the those who truly
need us. Amen
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Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll
written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I
saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to
open the scroll and break its seals?" And no one in heaven or on
earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into
it. And I began to weep bitterly because no one was found worthy to
open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to
me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of
David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven
seals."
Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among
the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having
seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent
out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right
hand of the one who was seated on the throne.
They sing a new song:
"You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for
God
saints from every tribe and language and people and nation;
you have made them to be a kingdom and priests serving our
God,
and they will reign on earth."
Devotional
----------
John the Apostle has a vision of the end of all things. The Lamb who
was slaughtered has become the Lamb who reigns. Jesus is exalted as
the Redeemer of the world, who has called into being the Church, a
kingdom of priests. This great reversal, from suffering Servant to
triumphant Lord, is the model for the church to understand its life
in the world. We need to keep reminding ourselves of that. It is so
easy to seek the glory of power before we bear the burdens of those
who need us in the world - the poor, forsaken and broken.
Prayer
---------------
Keep us humble, Lord, so that we may be useful to the those who truly
need us. Amen