(“I am the Living One”)
Revelation 1:12-20
As
humans, we tend to put many things ahead of God in our life; we tend to make
idols; to make a god of our own creation. People have made idols since the
beginning of time. Isaiah wrote this about carpenters who made idols:
16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his
meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah!
I am warm; I see the fire.” 17 From the rest he makes a god,
his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me!
You are my god!” NIV
We
may not make our idols out of wood or stone or gold or silver; but don’t ever
doubt that we still make idols. It could be football, work, family, church or addictions
like drugs, alcohol, gambling and sex. The potential list is endless. The
difference between these idols, or gods, and Jesus is that He is the Living
One.
“Only
God can do the impossible and bring life from nonlife. Just as He breathed
human life into the dust of the ground in Genesis, so also He conceived life in
a virgin’s womb”. (From Today in the Word devotional.)
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he
placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the
Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am
alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. Revelation 1:17-18 NIV
What
god of our own creation can do this? Only Jesus, the Living One, can reach out
and touch our heart to draw us to him; to mold and shape us; to lead and guide
us; to give us strength to face our daily challenges. Only Jesus can. Therefore,
“Do not be afraid”.
https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/mclean/niv/Rev.1.12-Rev.1.20
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