ERCC DEVOTIONAL (TEKAN) DAILY SPIRITUAL DIET THURSDAY 20TH JULY, 2023
TEXT: REVELATION 5: 1 - 14
SPIRITUAL FOCUS: THE PRAISES OF JESUS CHRIST.
In yesterday's reading Paul ascended to heaven in spirit and saw the Lord's throne and awe-inspiring things including the twenty-four thrones and the elders praising the Lord unceasingly.
Today's study is a series of events from heaven. A book sealed with seven seals (verse 1) that the world has made nothing of. It seems that there is only one person who can break the seal and open the book, but even in heaven and on earth no one was found worthy (vs. 5, 6).
However, a lion from the tribe of Judah, the mighty One and the descendant of David. The lion, is the most powerful that is unmatched by any other animal. He is also called the Lamb - Jesus (John 1:29). These names bear witness to His origin. Heaven is full of songs of praises to Him in the way we cannot do here on earth. But we will do as it is in verses 9 and 10.
The song is what the redeemed will be singing in heaven, when we get there, we shall know it and sing praises to God with it along with the hosts of heaven. And the rest of the creatures "in heaven and on earth, and under the earth and on the sea, shall say,"Glory and honour and dominion be to him who sits on the throne..." (vs 13). everyone will say "Amen". We cannot explain now how happy we would be that day, until we got there. May the Lord help us to get there. Amen
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Will I be able to enter the kingdom?
PRAYER: Lord God, lead me in Your path so that I may enter Your kingdom joyfully in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Chapter 5: 1-14 (Pidgin Bible).
1 Den I si sey di Pesin wey sidan for di throne, hold one book for en rite hand. Dem rite sometin put for di front and back kon lock am with seven keys.
2 Den I si one strong angel dey shaut with loud vois sey: “Na who dey holy rish to break di keys and open dis book?”
3 But nobody for heaven, eart or under eart fit open di book or look inside.
4 So I start to kry, bikos nobody dey holy rish to open di book or look inside.
5 Den one among di eldas kon tell mi, “Make yu nor kry again! Look, di lion for Judah tribe, wey kom from David family, don win. So e go open di book and break di seven keys.”
6 Den I si one Lamb wey bi like sey dem don kill-am, but e stand for di throne centre with di for creatures and di twenty-four eldas. E get seven horns and seven eyes wey bi God seven spirit, wey E send enter di eart.
7 Den e waka go kollect di book from di Pesin wey sidan for di throne.
8 And wen e take di book, di for creatures and di twenty-four eldas fall for di Lamb front. Each of dem whole harp and basin wey incense full. Dis incense na God pipol prayers.
9 Dem kon dey sing new song sey: “Yu holy rish to take di book kon open di keys, bikos dem kill yu and na yor blood save all God pipol from evry tribe, language, group and kountry.
10 Yu don choose dem as kings and priests wey go serve God and dem go rule for di eart.”
11 As I dey look, I kon hear many tazon angels vois as dem stand round di throne; di for creatures and di eldas.
12 All of dem kon dey sing with loud vois sey: “Di Lamb wey dem kill, make glory, pawa, propaty, wisdom and honor, bi en own!”
13 Den I hear evritin wey God kreate for heaven, eart, under eart, sea and evritin wey dey inside dem dey sing sey: “Make praiz, honor, glory and pawa to rule, bi di Pesin wey sidan for di throne and di Lamb own, forever and ever!”
14 And di for creatures kon sey, “Amen!” Den di eldas fall face groun kon start to woship God.
