Revelation 5
Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah has won the victory.. Only He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.
Our feet are in Babylon but our eyes must be fixed on Jerusalem.(The problem now with us, the church, is that both our feet and our eyes are fixed on Babylon.)
Christians have begun to look like Babylon . There is nothing distinct about us. Yes, we go to church on Sundays but the rest of the week we live like the world.
Why are youngsters not coming to church, everyone asks. Have you thought why?
Some say we are not culturally relevant. The truth is actually we are TOO culturally relevant. The issue is that when youngsters come to our fellowships, they see exactly the same things happening in our churches that is happening in Babylon.
The Babylonians quarrel , the church quarrels.
They play politics, the church plays politics.
There’s no trust outside and likewise none in the church.
Then what’s the difference?
The sharpness and effectiveness of the church does not depend on how close we are to the world but on how DISTINCT we are from the world.
A church pure is a church powerful!
We have strategies, plans etc. That’s not wrong but what is most important is that our eyes should be fixed on Jerusalem.
Our lifestyle must be decided not by the policies of the world but BY THE WORD OF GOD!
Revelation 4
Who is the One who sits on the Throne?
The Word is not to be disputed and argued about. It is to be OBEYED.
Does our lifestyle resemble the Kingdom lifestyle?
Does it resemble Babylon or does it resemble Jerusalem?
When we remember who sits on the Throne, our lifestyles must reflect it.
How should we go forward? We must remember who holds the keys.
If God decides to open the doors for the Gospel, WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY WHO COMES TO. POWER!
Jesus holds the Master keys to evangelism. So no man can close that door if He wills to open it.
What is our role / involvement then?
Some keys WE have to open. God does the impossible, but we must do the possible. Remember Paul and Silas in prison.. God did what seemed impossible to man..He sent angels to free them !
We all have different callings.
Daniel and Jeremiah lived at the same time… Did you know that?
Both were used by God but in different places and very different circumstances ,to serve Him! … One lived in a palace.. The other was often in the stocks, in jail or thrown into wells!
If you live according to the standard of Jerusalem, there is a price to pay and only God knows that price.
Just reading the Bible does not make you a disciple.
William Wilburforce fought slavery for twenty years in England until the abolition of slavery.
We are just a small link in God’s big plan
We just need to do our small work with great love!
Who is worthy of praise?
HE ALONE IS WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE!
Cherry George Cherian
ANOINTED TO SERVE - Miriam Jacob 