Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Great Sorrow


March 25 – Great Sorrow – Rev 5:4

Vs 4 -  John’s reaction was one of great sorrow.  To all of a sudden to be hit with the reality of knowing that there is no one anywhere worthy of salvation, redemption and hope.  This is the feeling many will feel on the day of judgment.  All the things you believed in, trusted in and hope in have been revealed as a lie.  Your entire life has been wasted.  You have done nothing of significance.  Life is more than getting things and producing family.  It is more than accomplishments, monuments and legacy.  It is even more than being successful and making a difference.  It is about where you are going to spend eternity.  We all have a beginning but no end.  What do and how you get ready for eternity is important.  The ancient kings of the past build great tombs and monuments to themselves hoping to secure a place in eternity.  Death comes in one form or another to us all but what we do counts.
     The hopelessness of the situation caused John to sob and weep.  The absolute knowledge that no one and nothing can save us hit John.  He saw the condition of the situation.  He was the hopelessness of mankind and it caused Him to cry with great emotion.  Abraham saw this at Sodom and interceded for them before the Lord.  We should do the same for those in our world because of what will happen next.

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