As we jump into our time today, if you haven't read Revelation 5, please do. Also I encourage you to say a quick prayer asking the Holy Spirit to speak to you through the Word as you read. This morning was our monthly Movement & Meditation @The Well. Im so grateful for the revelation I received during that time. Mark your calendar now for the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:30AM EST so you don't miss the next one. I look forward to it every month. I hope you can make it next month. I promise you it won't disappoint.
“I wept and wept and wept that no one was found able to open the scroll, able to read it. One of the Elders said, “Don’t weep. Look—the Lion from Tribe Judah, the Root of David’s Tree, has conquered (overcome, won the victory). He can open the scroll, can rip through the seven seals.””
Revelation 5:4-5 MSG
I specifically went ahead and italicized and made bold the words the Lord highlighted to me today. It was so strong. Often when the Lord is speaking to me through His word He gives me imagery. Today was the same for me. Not only did he give me imagery, he healed a deep wound.
I was taken back to a time in my life when I remember the feeling of weeping! It was during my season of divorce and the reality of a failed marriage I was remembering. I found myself asking, "why, why, why" to the Lord. "Why didn't you save my marriage? Why do I feel so broken? Why do I feel like such a failure? Why didn't you help me, help us Lord?" I was consumed with
these thoughts. They overcome me less today but if Im not careful I can fall into despair about the loss of my marriage. As I was meditating on the Word this morning the Lord highlighted John's grief to me. His grief felt so familiar and I had felt grief to the point of feeling helpless and hopeless too. John didn't sit in his grief. He was called to attention if you will. I could absolutely relate on such a deep level. Im thankful for how the Lord moved me from grief and that feeling of helplessness to one of attention to who HE is. He is the Lion from the Tribe of Judah. He is the Root from David's Tree. He has conquered, overcome and won the victory. He is good. He is faithful. He is working ALL things for my good. He didn't forget about me. He did fail me. He didn't leave me. He didn't leave me on my own. I can trust him. Even though that marriage ending and being single still does not feel good I am to train myself in weakness or moments I want to fall into grief or despair to LOOK at Him and remember who He is! WOAH. I love this. I can trust Divorce, Addiction, Failure is NOT the end of my story! The Lord gets the final say!
Thank you Jesus.
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