Father, thank You for Your presence and guidance throughout this day. A variety of things transpired, and I am glad that Karen and I could experience them together!
Revelation 1:10-11 (<<click here to read the passage)
It began just like any other Lord’s Day, I am sure. John, being in exile, probably didn’t have anyone else with whom to worship. And as we tend to do as we get older, he probably had got himself into a routine. I can imagine him sitting quietly, eyes closed, maybe with his hands folded in his lap. Normal…peaceful…quiet…and then BAM! – the stillness is shattered by a voice so loud that John compares it to “a trumpet blast.”
I learned to play the trumpet in 5th Grade and played a brass instrument of some sort through my freshman year in college and from experience I can say, they are not known for their quietness! For many years brass instruments have played a prominent role in military life. To my knowledge, there is a daily sequence of 25 potential bugle calls! I found an Apple Music playlist of Bugle Calls and surprisingly I knew many of them. Trumpet blasts get our attention! And that is what the “Son of Man” did.
Lord, You quickly got John’s undivided attention and Your voice itself resounded like a trumpet blast – ATTENTION! You had a very important task for him, and You had no intention of him missing a single bit of information. You had a message for “the seven churches” and John was going to make sure it got to where it needed to get to!
Lord, often we are timid about communicating Your directives. Much of the time we are quiet when we should be proclaiming Your message with great vim and vigor! People all around us are dying without knowing who You are. We cannot hold back. May we be forward! May we boldly proclaim Your salvation! May we parlay Your word with a mighty “trumpet blast” for all to hear – ATTENTION! May we not let You down!
(June 14th, 2017, Wed, 10:51 pm)
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