I ask You, Father, to help me as we come together. I am weary. I am coming to the end of a special period of time with family. I am grateful for the time we’ve had, but it makes me sad as well, in that our time is coming to an end. Be with me, Father.
Revelation 1:19-20 (<<click here to read the passage)
The terminology here, Lord, refers to “messengers” and is often translated as “angels,” but in this setting it seems not to refer to heavenly beings but to earthly messengers.
I must pointedly ask myself, who would an earthly messenger of a church be? In my life, who is appointed to deliver Your message to Your Church? Me… it’s me… and many other pastors like me. As my Life Application Study Bible puts it, I am “accountable to God for the churches [I] represent.”
I am responsible, under Your direction, to steer the church along the course we must go…no ifs, ands, or buts. Sometimes it is a fairly easy course. At other times, it can be difficult – full of pitfalls and attempts to turn the church off its intended path.
As I ready myself to move forward into Your words for the seven churches, I must let Your words speak to me, as well. You call me to listen to what You would have me hear. It is my responsibility as Your messenger to not only obey Your word for me but also to obey Your word for Your church.
I would pray for Your wisdom in both areas. May I follow Your command of, “Don’t be afraid!” in regards to the churches You have given me and my own life as well. Amen.
(June 20th, 2017, Tues, 9:47 pm)
Mar 16th, 2026, Mon, 7:48 am
