"I wept with disappointment because no one anywhere could tell us what the scroll said." Rev 5:4
Watching Rick and Kay Warren on CNN earlier this week, and hearing them weep with agonizing heartache of losing their son to suicide, I was struck with Kay's testimony of how she coped with her unanswered questions. She keeps a box of comforting scriptures and reads them daily, and she also keeps a jar of questions to which she has not received answers. We are instructed to "Put on the whole armor of God so we may stand against all the strategies of the devil...and above all, put on the shield of faith to quench the fiery darts of the adversary." Eph 6:11, 16
Disappointment is part of the normal Christian experience, but left unguarded and unchallenged, it can lead to despair and doubt. John was instructed by one of the elders to stop weeping and then saw the Lion of Judah step forward to open the scroll and break the seals. By faith, Jesus puts a New Song in our hearts.... "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.... Blessing and honor and power belong to the One sitting on the throne and to the Lamb for ever and ever." Amen.
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