"And I saw no temple therein, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it....And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall... enter into it...they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
(From Revelation 21:22-27, KJV-- Advent Reading, Book of Common Prayer)
The Christmas Event and the Cross are pivotal events in the long succession of Bible Prophecy. Our text today, however, reveals where all of this is headed, "the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb." Jesus Christ has been referred to as "The All-Sufficient One." Father, Son, Holy Spirit, the Living Triune God Himself is our life here, and our goal for Eternity. This is the "reason" for the continual exhortation to run our race, "Looking unto Jesus." Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit are the "Object" of our life, our Eternal Life of eternity.
Who would have thought that the little Baby in that manger was to take all who give their lives to Him to such an almost inconceivable reality, "no need of the sun, neither of the moon, for the glory of God...and the Lamb is the light thereof." Interesting that we are told there is no need for a temple, "for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." Right now, my friend, right where you and I are is a foretaste of this Advent reading. "The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb," is in us who believe, indwelling, abiding, sustaining, directing, comforting, healing, prospering, preserving.
Can I tell you of a most wonderful Christmas gift today? There is a very real sense that we are already "there," because God is not time/space bound and neither are we in the Holy Spirit. Such glory in our present fellowship, and yet such anticipation in what is yet to come, a very Merry Christmas indeed.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I cannot comprehend this, but I receive this because I receive You. Amen.
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Unreached Peoples: www.apfunreachedpeoples.blogspot.com
The Christmas Event and the Cross are pivotal events in the long succession of Bible Prophecy. Our text today, however, reveals where all of this is headed, "the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb." Jesus Christ has been referred to as "The All-Sufficient One." Father, Son, Holy Spirit, the Living Triune God Himself is our life here, and our goal for Eternity. This is the "reason" for the continual exhortation to run our race, "Looking unto Jesus." Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit are the "Object" of our life, our Eternal Life of eternity.
Who would have thought that the little Baby in that manger was to take all who give their lives to Him to such an almost inconceivable reality, "no need of the sun, neither of the moon, for the glory of God...and the Lamb is the light thereof." Interesting that we are told there is no need for a temple, "for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." Right now, my friend, right where you and I are is a foretaste of this Advent reading. "The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb," is in us who believe, indwelling, abiding, sustaining, directing, comforting, healing, prospering, preserving.
Can I tell you of a most wonderful Christmas gift today? There is a very real sense that we are already "there," because God is not time/space bound and neither are we in the Holy Spirit. Such glory in our present fellowship, and yet such anticipation in what is yet to come, a very Merry Christmas indeed.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I cannot comprehend this, but I receive this because I receive You. Amen.
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Unreached Peoples: www.apfunreachedpeoples.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
