Today’s reading is Revelation 5.
We haven’t been able to make it through Revelation 5 this week without already making the point I want to emphasize today. When we saw the Lamb that was slain, we saw He is worthy.
He was worthy to open the seals. That is, He was worthy to initiate the plans and reveal the plans God had for His people. But more than that, He was and is worthy of worship, of blessing, of praise. He is worthy to be honored.
Paul had explained this in his letter to the Philippians:
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God and thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:5-11, ESV).
The elder described Jesus as the Lion of the tribe of Judah who had conquered (that will become important in Revelation 6). But did you notice when Jesus was praised as worthy in Revelation 5, it was not as the conquering Lion, but as the slain Lamb? Now, go back to Philippians 2 and notice we are told to have the same mind Jesus did. Sure, we will be more than conquerors (Romans 8:37), but we don’t conquer through conquest; we conquer through sacrifice. We the disciples are not greater than our Master. If they persecuted Him, they will persecute us.
But hang on! Exaltation is coming for us just as it did for Him. If we die with Him, we will also live with Him. If we endure, we will also reign with Him. Praise the Lord!
Next week’s reading is Revelation 6.
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