God has a plan for the world and that plan is symbolised by the scroll that John saw in Revelation 5. His plan is to overthrow the powers of evil in this world and establish his Kingdom on earth. But who is able to take the scroll and implement this plan? Who is the Kingdom builder who can take the plans from the architect and bring it about? It was originally given to Adam to implement God’s order on earth but, when he had his chance to do this, when he should have driven Satan out, instead he joined Satan’s rebellion. And so, there is no longer anyone on earth who is worthy to implement God’s plans, no one, that is, except for Jesus. He is worthy because he regained authority over the earth by redeeming the world by his own blood. He is worthy to exercise authority on earth because he is now the rightful owner. So, we see here that the scroll is given to Jesus Christ. Jesus says to us in Matthew 28:18-19: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” In Christ we are given the prerogative to implement God’s plans and nothing can stand in our way. There will be resistance and opposition, but God’s Kingdom will come. Today you can choose to live out your own plans or you can step into the plan that God has for you. We either live with God or against God. The book of Revelation portrays two polar opposite sides and calls us to choose where we will invest our lives.
Commit yourself to God’s purpose and pray that this purpose would be realised in some way today.
Read Revelation 5
