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Jesus is…
The Ruler of God’s Creation
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SCRIPTURE READING:
Revelation 3:14-16, 18-20
“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
SIGNIFICANCE:
The LORD JESUS CHRIST is the reigning King over all of God’s creation.
Dear Father, Thank You for the great hope all believers have in Jesus, the sovereign Ruler of God’s Creation. I honor Jesus again as the Word, Who created and rules all things. I fondly go back to Paul’s strong declaration in Colossians 1:15-18, “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.” I praise Jesus that He rules in total righteousness. I honor His boundless qualifications to tell the Church of Laodicea, as well as the Church of our day, of our lukewarmness and all our other sins. I pray that You will convict us to repent of all our sins. I am deeply grateful that the Ruler of God’s Creation is standing at the door of our lives and knocking. Please help us to clearly hear His voice and throw open the door of our hearts, for Him to dwell in and rule every part of us. I pray these things in His wise name. Amen.
