Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
December 28, 2025:  SOAP #5869: Revelation 5-9

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

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Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 02, 2025: SOAP #5752: Ezekiel 17-19; Revelation 7

SCRIPTURE:  Revelation (NIV) 7:9 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

OBSERVATION:  What started as a promise to one man, Abraham, in Genesis 12, here reaches the whole world.  What started as one nation, Israel, here reaches “every nation.”  What started with one man looking at the stars which could not be counted, here ends with a great multitude  looking at the Lamb, the central character in all of history!

APPLICATION:  As I consider the state, the nation, and the world in which I live, I see everything as moving toward closure. 

For many years, Noah worked on the ark.  Slowly, day by day, it took shape and became seaworthy; then one day it all happened.  God’s promised judgment came to the earth. 

The signs of our Lord’s return have moved from yearly to monthly, from monthly to weekly, and soon from weekly to daily. 

Many people are spiritually blind and spiritually deaf.  They do not have a clue about what is about to happen.  But “there is coming a day!”  …and “what a day that will be!”

PRAYER:  Lord, there will be SOAP readers from many “nations, tribes, peoples, and languages” in that great multitude.  We will lift our voices in worship!  Surely in eternity, we will have opportunity to meet and share our testimonies.  Lord, use these SOAPs to encourage those who read them.  Lord, build our faith and prepare us for that great gathering. Amen

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Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 31, 2025: SOAP #5750: 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,…
8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb….9 And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

OBSERVATION:  In Revelation, chapter 5, we see Jesus introduced as a Lion.  He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, the One who triumphed!  Yes, He is introduced as the Lion, but He is worshipped as the Lamb! 

He has always been worthy of praise and worship.  He is God!  But now there is a new reason for praise and worship!  Now He is worshipped because of what He did, what He accomplished.  He was slain and with His blood purchased people for God from every people group in the world.  AMAZING!  Indeed, He is worthy of my worship!  

With kingly authority He rules as a lion, but with amazing love He serves us as a lamb. 

APPLICATION: Jesus laid aside His position and ministry as a Lion to pick up His ministry as a Lamb.  He came to earth to live and die as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the earth!

I sometimes like to think of myself as a Lion, a leader with authority.  But I need to focus on being a Lamb, a servant of those around me.  If I can be a good servant, God will have me serve in places where I can honor Him. 

PRAYER:   Lord, I worship you for who you are and “because you were slain, and with your blood” you purchased me for God!  May I serve you faithfully every day. Thank you.

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