Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Christ, the First Born of the Dead

Jesus Is Lord
Imitating Jesus

The Supremacy of Jesus Christ

Revelation 1:1-7

The Message (MSG)
1-2 A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah. God gave it to make plain to his servants what is about to happen. He published and delivered it by Angel to his servant John. And John told everything he saw: God’s Word— the witness of Jesus Christ!
How blessed the reader! How blessed the hearers and keepers of these oracle words, all the words written in this book!
Time is just about up.

His Eyes Pouring Fire-Blaze

4-7 I, John, am writing this to the seven churches in Asia province: All the best to you from The God Who Is, The God Who Was, and The God About to Arrive, and from the Seven Spirits assembled before his throne, and from Jesus Christ—Loyal Witness, Firstborn from the dead, Ruler of all earthly kings.
Glory and strength to Christ, who loves us,
    who blood-washed our sins from our lives,
Who made us a Kingdom, Priests for his Father,
    forever—and yes, he’s on his way!
Riding the clouds, he’ll be seen by every eye,
    those who mocked and killed him will see him,
People from all nations and all times
    will tear their clothes in lament.
    Oh, Yes.

For Reflection
"Jesus Christ—Loyal Witness, Firstborn from the dead, Ruler of all earthly kings."

Jesus Christ, Son of God.
Jesus Christ, Loyal witness to the living God, the God we can see.
Jesus Christ, First of those born into a new life transformed by God who resided in him.
Jesus Christ, Compassionate, obedient to God,
leader of God's counter culture, the Kingdom of God.

Jesus Christ, The sign that God loves his creation so much that He suffered his son, so that all might be reconciled to the Truth.

Pray
that through the children of God all will see the the folly of self-centeredness and embrace God-centeredness.  Pray that all who are touched by the rush of the transforming waters of the Holy Spirit will be transformed into children of God.  Pray for the triumph of love, compassion, and obedience to the God whose sacrifice reconciles all.

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