A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY
🌷🌷October 7🌷🌷
..planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection (Rom. 6 : 5).
Our Lord draws the attention of the apostle John to some important matters in Revelation Chapter 1, and in verse 4 He draws his eyes to throne, “seven Spirits which are before his throne.” In verse 13, He makes him see the glory of the seven golden candlesticks, which indicate the kind of the Church our Lord is building. So many people think of the church in terms of members, buildings and activities. Even though it is such a simple but important subject, people do not know the meaning of the Church. They spend so much money and energy on the building and the furniture, and on the activities of the building. Yet they do not know what the church really is. These seven golden candlesticks tell us what the Church really is. We see our Lord as the great heavenly and everlasting High Priest walking between those candlesticks. We see our Lord in a new glory; His hair like the white wool, His countenance like he beautiful sun. His eyes are like the flame of fire. From His mouth goes out a sharp two edged sword; His feet are like burning brass, and in his hand the seven stars; His voice is like the sound of many waters: His garment is very long and beautiful, and girded with a golden girdle.
These few details tell us something about the beauty and the grandeur of the Saviour Who died for us. There is a message for you and for me is the features of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can spend many ours in meditating on the meaning of these mysteries. Our Lord knew that John the apostle would find it hard to understand the meaning of the mysteries; and that is why He said in verses 17 and 18. “.. Fear not; I am the first and the last… I am he that liveth.” There lies the great secret: “I am he that liveth.” Unless we have felt the experience of the Living Lord Jesus we cannot understand what He is saying in this book of Revelation. That is why many people find it hard to understand. They want only to know the meaning of these things. They want only knowledge and facts and things like that. They do not enjoy these truths. Unless we have a real experience of the living Lord Jesus, whatever is being said in this Book of Revelation will not help us. In the same way, if you want to enjoy the truth of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus, it becomes more enjoyable and more real by coming into a personal experience of Him. Can you say like Paul in Gal. 2:20, “Christ liveth in me”? No doubt you know this in theory, but not by experience, and before you can go further into these things you must have a deeper, fuller and richer experience of the living Lord Jesus. Without this, you will never be satisfied; but when the Lord becomes real to you whatever may be your discomfort, inconvenience and handicap, or whatever be your situation, your joy will be abundant and your life will be triumphant and victorious. To make this possible our Lord rose again to live in us.
