The Two Most Important Words in Revelation.

Scripture Verses that Caught my Attention Today: Revelation 22:8-9 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me; 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your comrades the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

Observation: “Worship God” is the message of Revelation in a nutshell.

Application: This morning on his Twitter account Len Sweet posted the following: “The most political statement the church can make is: "Jesus is Lord."”

There’s a lot of truth to that statement and I think Len understands as fully as anyone the depth of what that statement really means. Unfortunately, some who endeavor to make that statement do so in a way that seems foreign to the way of Jesus himself. It’s not a statement that should be used as a club, and opportunity to try to impose our idea of God's will on the world.

Instead what Len calls "the most political statement the church can make" could be like the little signs that employees in certain businesses see but customers do not see--signs that remind the employees to be gracious or courteous or whatnot. Perhaps "Jesus is Lord" should be more of a self-pointer toward the way of humble service, the truth that enlightens the darkness, and the life that as promised, will come again. In short: the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

“Worship God” said the angel in the last chapter of Revelation. For good reason: there is no one else in heaven or on earth worthy of such praise. Let the rulers of this world jockey for position of they must, but let the people of God bow down to the Lord of all.

Prayer: Lord even John, for a moment, was inclined to worship someone other than you; but the angel set him straight. Help us also to heed those two most important words in all of Revelation. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(Scripture Readings Today included: Ezekiel 42-44 and Revelation 22)