Day 49 – Fullness of the Godhead
Moment of Transformation:
☐ Pray for the items listed in your Transformational Journal
☐ Pray for the transformation of the five individuals/families you chose
☐ Pray that your friends will be transformed by Christ’s GRACE
☐ Pray for your transformation in order to guide people to Christ
Fullness of the Godhead
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Revelation 5:13
On the isle of Patmos John saw the things which God desired him to give to the people. Here is a theme worthy of our contemplation. Here are large and comprehensive lessons, which all the angelic hosts are now seeking to communicate. Infinite wisdom, infinite love, infinite justice, infinite mercy—depths, heights, lengths, breadths! Numberless pens have been employed to represent the life and character and mediatorial work of Christ, and yet to every mind through whom the Holy Spirit works these themes are presented fresh and new, just in accordance with the mind and spirit of the human agent. The Lord Jesus promised that the Spirit He would send would recall His words to the minds of those prepared to receive them. After His resurrection He opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. Up to that time the disciples had not comprehended them, for the rubbish of rabbinical lore had hidden the truth from their view.
The truth, if received, is capable of constant expansion and new developments. It will increase in brightness as we behold it, and grow in height and depth as we aspire to grasp it. Thus it will elevate us to the standard of perfection, and give us faith and trust in God as our strength for the work before us. We need the truth as it is in Jesus…. As His representatives and witnesses we need to come to a full understanding of the saving truth which we must know by an experimental knowledge.
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:14). This is the great practical truth which must be stamped upon the soul. It is of the greatest importance that all should comprehend the greatness and power of the truth to those who receive it. “In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9).
Ellen G. White, That I May Know Him, p. 340 – November 30
Quote of the Day “The Saviour was no ivory-tower observer, no behind-the-lines captain… The Saviour was a participant, a player, who not only understood our plight intellectually, but who felt our wounds because they became His wounds.” Tad R. Callister
Did You Know?
The fact that Christ is adored in Revelation 5:9-14 on the same basis as the Father implies their equality, for both are jointly enthroned—as co-rulers—on the throne of the universe.
Going Deeper
The antiphonal hymns of [Revelation] 5:9–14 celebrate the worthiness of the Lamb whose death has provided salvation for people of every nation. Though the Lamb has already been exalted to the throne of God and shares his rule, God’s plan remains incomplete unless the Lamb, the only qualified emissary of God, receives full power and authority (symbolized by the scroll) to achieve the final eschatological victory.
Aune, D. E. (1998). Revelation 1–5 (Vol. 52A, p. 374). Dallas: Word, Incorporated.
Question…
When one is “in Christ,” what has he become? 2 Corinthians 5:17
This Week’s Homework
- Memorize: “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.” Revelation 1:17, 18 NASB
- Contact the five individuals/families and kindly invite them for a fellowship time or a special meal in order to spend time and foster your relationship with them.