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Today's Reading: Revelation 4
Please read Revelation 4 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method you may click this link directly for the method:Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf.
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Please click this link to read Revelation 4
- Message: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation 4&version=MSG
- Chinese: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation 4&version=CUV
- NIV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation 4&version=NIV1984
- ESV: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation 4&version=ESV
and worship him who lives for ever and ever.
They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
"You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created and have their being."
Revelation 4: 10-11
What I heard from Jesus today is: Have you laid down your crown?
May be your first question is: Do I have a crown?
Ha, ha, you don't know you have a crown?
You should know that God created us in his own image, each one of us is a prince and princess. Yes, we have our crown but not a King's crown. Our problem is we want to put on a king's crown and take control!
Today, Michelle and I watched the last session of a Cantonese TV series. A 30 episodes series in the name of "The one who wants to get a star". I watched one or two many weeks ago and today I had time to sit with Michelle to watch the final episodes.
It is quite a meaningful TV series and at the end use the Foot Print story. I was surprised!
It's about the life of a young businessman who father was the butler of a wealthy tycoon. He killed the tycoon, disappointed his father and he cried out the theme of human being who always want to put on the crown to control: "I don't want to be a servant! I want to be the boss!"
So, he got to the point of death because of a bad liver and his father gave part of his liver to him and died in front of his eyes. His father last word was, "I am so proud of you!"
His father's love moved him to repent and changed. His action of repentance was to tell the police he killed the tycoon and was in prison.
My point is we all want to put on the crown to rule and control not knowing that Jesus died for us so that we can put down our crowns before God and worship him and then we can put on the crown again to rule and control in Jesus way and not in our own selfish way!
So, what I got from Jesus to you is, "Have you laid down you crown?" If not , today is a good day to repent and let God be you God again. Don't be so foolish to think that you can take God's place to be the Boss!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to be willing to lay down our crowns and worship you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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