ABIDE - DAY 14
Jesus Christ is our LIVING HOPE
Lets read:
Revelation 1:
9 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [h]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. 18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.
Did you see that? John was seeking the Lord and finds more than he might’ve bargained for. He ends up in this full encounter with Jesus! I would imagine each one of us would have the same reaction as he did; “I fell at His feet as if dead”. But Jesus does something very special here. He lays His hand on him and says “Don’t be afraid…” He then reminds John who He really is. The One who has the “keys of Hades and Death”.
Jesus stood in the face of certain death that we were all heading for and said “Not on My watch”. This is the God that we serve! John was face to face in this moment with the one that was our true Savior. He was alive… the living embodiment of Hope.
With that revelation in mind John sits back up and follows exactly what Jesus asks Him to do. “Write the things which you have seen”. Why? Because what John was about to write would be read and bring revelations to millions and millions of people for years to come.
Jesus is before each one of us today inviting us into the same encounter with the same purpose. He loves each one of us so much that He put Himself up on that cross to bring us back into full relationship with His Father. How will we respond to this invitation is the question…
There is a powerful song that speaks about this very thing take a listen below … pay attention to the lyrics. POWERFUL STUFF.
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke your name into the night
Then through the darkness
Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The king of kings calls me His own
Beautiful savior, I'm yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
He is our living Hope, an eternal place to ABIDE!
Lets read:
Revelation 1:
9 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [h]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. 18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.
Did you see that? John was seeking the Lord and finds more than he might’ve bargained for. He ends up in this full encounter with Jesus! I would imagine each one of us would have the same reaction as he did; “I fell at His feet as if dead”. But Jesus does something very special here. He lays His hand on him and says “Don’t be afraid…” He then reminds John who He really is. The One who has the “keys of Hades and Death”.
Jesus stood in the face of certain death that we were all heading for and said “Not on My watch”. This is the God that we serve! John was face to face in this moment with the one that was our true Savior. He was alive… the living embodiment of Hope.
With that revelation in mind John sits back up and follows exactly what Jesus asks Him to do. “Write the things which you have seen”. Why? Because what John was about to write would be read and bring revelations to millions and millions of people for years to come.
Jesus is before each one of us today inviting us into the same encounter with the same purpose. He loves each one of us so much that He put Himself up on that cross to bring us back into full relationship with His Father. How will we respond to this invitation is the question…
There is a powerful song that speaks about this very thing take a listen below … pay attention to the lyrics. POWERFUL STUFF.
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke your name into the night
Then through the darkness
Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The king of kings calls me His own
Beautiful savior, I'm yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
He is our living Hope, an eternal place to ABIDE!
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