Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: Revelation 9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they inflict harm.
Observation: the tails of horses
Application: Today’s reflection is admittedly not very profound, but here it is: I grew up with horses. Late in the summer the big horse flies come out. Horses do not like horse flies. For that reason, when saddling the horses up or perhaps when grooming them after a good ride, I always tried to squash the horse flies when they landed on the horse. But sometimes I wouldn’t see them right away. The horses, however, always felt them almost immediately. And since the good Lord saw fit to give horses a tail, well, it would go into full swing. And I’ll tell you what, if that tail hits you just right on its way toward a horse fly, it can hurt!
Why the writer of Revelation spent so much time using horses in his imagery I do not know. But I suspect the readers knew full well that a horse’s tail can sweep quickly and with remarkable force. Arm it with some kind of weapon and you’ve got an indiscriminant force to be reckoned with. Thankfully, in Revelation, despite all the pictures of gloom and doom, there is plenty of good news. Horses, earthquakes, stars falling and all the rest will not be enough to deter the saving work of Christ. In the end, as it mentions in chapter 7, there will still be a multitude so large that it cannot be counted standing before the Lord. And thanks be to God and God alone, we can be there among them.
Prayer: Lord, there is much that goes over my head when reading Revelation, but not your ultimate saving work. For that I give you thanks. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Readings today included: Revelation 5-9
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