Then
I Saw A Lamb
Then
I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on
both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in
a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no
one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look
inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the
scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See,
the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to
open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Then
I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the
throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had
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 him who sat
on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the
twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
And they sang a new song, saying:
“You
are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language
and people and nation.
You
have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign
on the earth.”
Then
I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and
the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy
is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”
Revelation 5:1-12
When
a home has a sign on it which states “As Is,” it is a way of saying to watch
out, there could be significant expenses involved.
When
Jesus died He paid the highest price for each of us, regardless of our
condition. Jesus appears as a Lamb and becomes the object of praise in a new
song, “For you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of
every tribe and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God. By faith
we are now under His ownership, in the process of remodeling for God’s glory.
How wonderful that God knew us, loved us, and bought us just as we are.
God knows us inside and out. No renovation project is
too big for Him.
Our
Daily Bread – November 30, 2014