Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 31, 2023: SOAP #5019: Ezekiel 12-14; Revelation 5

SCRIPTURE:  Revelation (NIV) 5:4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside 5 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.” 6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain …  7 He came and took the scroll …  12 In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb …  13  … ”To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise … 

OBSERVATION:  In heaven, Jesus is introduced to John as the LION, but he makes his appearance as the LAMB.  He is not worshipped as the conquering, all powerful LION but as the LAMB who suffered, bled, and died. He could demand worship because he had the power to force people to worship him.  Instead, He chooses to be worshipped by those who have experienced his love and choose to worship him.

APPLICATION:  If I want to be like Jesus, I must be more of a lamb than a lion.  It is not how many people I can rule, but how many I can serve. 

This week I have read of people defending “their truth,” using proof texts on both sides to prove that they are right, with snide remarks about those who disagree with them.  Truly, as Paul wrote, knowledge puffs up.  (1Corinthians 8:1)   More important than gaining knowledge of the truth is becoming like the One Who is “The Way, THE TRUTH, and The life.” (John 14:6)   His truth is wrapped in love and served with grace. 

PRAYER:  Lord, as your servant, help me to be a useful servant to those around me.  May the truth that I present in these SOAPs be wrapped in love and served with grace.  Amen

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