How about we throw Jesus a few crumbs of our life today to get Him off our back?  Or, should we die to self and give our life for the King?  Or, how about the King dies for us instead?  How about both!?

Fathom this: The Lord of lords and King of kings is sovereign over the entire world and yet He lowered Himself to be lifted up on a cross to die so we could be saved from our sins.  He gave His life for you and me.  So how should we respond to that?  II Corinthians 5:15 says, “and He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf”.   The right response to Jesus is not a half-hearted, lukewarm, “here are a few crumbs of my life for You Jesus”; rather, we give Jesus all of our life and serve Him as Lord and King.  Read Revelation 5 in preparation for our 7:00 study tonight (whchurchofchrist.org) as we will powerful, majestic angels bowing down and worshipping Him! Then watch the video and listen to the beautiful song entitled: You Are My King by Newsboys.

Revelation 5

The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:

Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying:

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.