John, to the
seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you
and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven
Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who
loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings
and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and
ever. Amen. – Revelation 1.4-6
This picks up where we left
off yesterday. We are still looking at living as citizens of a heavenly kingdom
while in this very unheavenly world.
While we are here we can
live as victors because He has made us kings and princes and washed away our
sins in His blood.
He has washed us in His
blood. We can’t look over that one little phrase without pausing and reflecting
on its impact. He washed away our sins. When we think that we are not of much
worth we are looking at it wrongly. We are seeing it as a reflection on us.
We must remember that any
esteem we have is not self-esteem, but esteem from Jesus that makes us
worthwhile. He has already man us kings and priests in His kingdom so we can
give Him glory no matter we face in His life. It’s a sure as though it has already
happened – He will one day lift us up.
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