Only One Can Open the Scroll

Acknowledging God

The Lord God Almighty

Revelation 5:1-5 The Message

The Lion Is a Lamb

5 1-2 I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One Seated on the Throne. It was written on both sides, fastened with seven seals. I also saw a powerful Angel, calling out in a voice like thunder, “Is there anyone who can open the scroll, who can break its seals?”
3 There was no one—no one in Heaven, no one on earth, no one from the underworld—able to break open the scroll and read it.
4-5 I wept and wept and wept that no one was found able to open the scroll, able to read it. One of the Elders said, “Don’t weep. Look—the Lion from Tribe Judah, the Root of David’s Tree, has conquered. He can open the scroll, can rip through the seven seals.”

For Reflection

Hard Question:
OK, so what is in the scrolls?

Answer:
I DON'T KNOW!  But consider this.  There is information on the outside of the scrolls which presumably could be read by anyone.  However, there is other information inside which can be revealed only through the son of God, the Christ.  Therefore, the more we understand about Christ the more we see God who has been hidden.

So what?
God reveals more and more to humans as we mature in our eternal journey to spiritual harmony.  Sound like a mystical explanation.  Well, it is! God is a mystery. God's will is that we grow in grace. God has shown us the path.  Study the scriptures in the light of Jesus and emulate Christ. Submit to unreasonable trust in God. Act as though you live for nothing else than to honor God and witness to the love God has intended us to enjoy. 

Pray

Pray so that you develop a more intimate relationship with God.  Pray so that your life choices result in the blessings that naturally follow your abiding love for God.

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