Revelation 5:1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
The emphasis is not on the content of the scroll but on its seals and the One who is worthy to take it. John says that he began to weep when no one in heaven or earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. John had just been invited to heaven to see things that must take place, future things. Now he is allowed to see a scroll that must have something to proclaim about the future and no one is worthy to open it. In a moment John went from awe-inspired anticipation to hopelessness and discouragement. He wept at not being able to see and communicate what was to come.
What would our lives be like if we looked at God’s Word with this awe-inspired anticipation? What impact would it have when we read it? Would we trust more, follow, and obey it more? Would we see what is written as God speaking to us personally? Would we see things in this world in a different light?
Come to His Word each day with awe-inspired anticipation and see what God reveals to you. When you come to His word like this God will lead you into a maturity of faith, joy, peace, love, hope, and strength, which will manifest in your life a thousand different ways each and every day.
