Passage
Revelation 1:1-8 (ESV)
Go, Stand, and Tell the Words of Life
Acts 5:17-42
Key Verse: 5:20
The Revelation from Jesus Christ
Date: Oct. 21, 2018
Daily Bread
Introduction to Revelation
Key Verse: 1:1a
1. Blessed is the one (1-3)
God gave this revelation to Jesus, who gives it to us (his servants) by way of John. To be blessed by Revelation, we need to read it aloud, hear it, and take to heart what is written because the time is near. These are not fancy stories, but God's history unfolding in our day.
2. Jesus made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father (4-8)
John's letter is to the seven churches in the province of Asia, who were suffering persecutions. Jesus, the faithful witness who rose from the dead and rules the kings of the earth, is with them to bring grace and peace. Jesus loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood. On this basis he gives us a glorious identity and mission as a kingdom and priests to serve our God. We do this with confidence in Jesus' glorious return as judge of all the earth. God reminds them and us that he is the Alpha and Omega, the Almighty. We can trust his words to come true as he said.
Prayer: Prayer: Father, thank you for this revelation from Jesus Christ. Help me take it to heart today.
One Word: Who are you in Jesus?
