Revelation 1:17-19
“When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp stands are the seven churches.”
Dear Jesus, thank you for the letter, it is such a comfort to know that when I’m fearful that you will come and place your righteous right hand on me, and the peace that comes into my heart when I stop and dwell on your person; You are alive forevermore. When I stop and reflect on Your person these thoughts flood my mind; that death was an act of obedience to Your Father, and a love for me that still is beyond my understanding.
Let me also thank you for showing John what is and what is to come, I often wonder what tomorrow is bringing into my life, and Lord you know me, You know my thoughts before I do, and You understand my small faith in You, my Mighty God. It is only when I give up trying to fix all that is broken and turn back to the One who knows all about me and still has an everlasting love for me; it is in those moments that I find the rest and peace my soul longs for.
Lord, when I read about the seven stars in Your hand, my small little mind cannot get there, it was wonderful to see Your explanation that they are the seven angels of the seven churches and the lamp stands are the seven churches. What a blessing to know that the one who holds me in his hands also has the keys to both death and hell.
Lord open my mind and my eyes to hear and see all that you want me to see in the Revelations, of things to come and things that are.
Love,
Bob
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