Practice Run

Revelation 7:15-16 “…and He who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them nor any scorching heat.” Observation: Rev. 7 movingly focuses on God’s ability to...

God’s Devotedness Scale

Revelation 6:11 “Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to wait a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed…was complete.” Observation: John had been commanded to watch what happened as the...

Standing on Tiptoe

Rev. 5:4 “I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll.” Observation: In Rev. 4 John reported seeing someone sitting on the throne, but the chapter’s focus is on what was occurring in its vicinity. Swirls of light and booming thunder...

From Ooze to You

Rev. 4:11 “…for You created all things and by Your will they were created and have their being.” Observation: This passage was written by John after God invited him to “come up here” (verse 1) to see heaven’s throne room. John reported seeing someone sitting on the...

Still on the Hook

Titus 2:9-10 “Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, to not talk back to them and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior...

Buyer’s Remorse

2 Chronicles 25:9 “Amaziah asked the man of God, ‘But what about the hundred talents I paid for those Israelite troops?’” Observation: Amaziah, king of Judah, was preparing to war against Edom. To augment his army he hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel...