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 of the tribe of Judah, but he makes his appearance as a 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 desires to be worshipped by those who have experienced his love and choose to worship him.
APPLICATION: First application: No one deserves our praise and worship more than Jesus! He is worthy because He is God, the Son. And He is also worthy because of what He did in coming to earth, dying on the cross for our sins, and rising from the grave!!!
Second application: If we want to be like Jesus, we must have the nature of a lamb rather than a lion. It is not how many people we can rule, but how many we can serve. What authority we have, we use it to serve people rather than rule them.
PRAYER: Lord, help us be useful servants to you and to those around us. Holy Spirit, show us the hurting people nearby. Use us to introduce them to Jesus and to bring them hope and healing. Amen
Pastor Leon
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