Reflections on Revelation #105

Day 105

“Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was [f]myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.” Rev 5:11-12 NASB.

Jesus is truly worthy. Not only was He the active agent in creation (Rev 4:11; John 1:3), but He acted powerfully to redeem that creation at the cross, the action celebrated so loudly in this chapter of Revelation. What is exciting about this is that the value that He has by right can become ours by redemption (Rev 5:9-10). We can join the angels in celebrating His worth when we see how it makes all the difference in our lives.

A fundamental need of human beings is to have a sense of great value. But how much is a human being worth? It depends on the context. If they were to melt me down into the chemicals of which my body is made, I’m told that I would be worth about fifteen dollars (make that sixteen, I’ve gained a little weight in recent years). But the average Australian is valued by his or her employer at a much higher level than that, something like $80,000 dollars a year. But suppose you were a great league player. Suddenly the value jumps significantly. And if you were the nerdy designer of the operating system on most of the world’s computers, you would be valued at tens of billions of dollars!

You see, we are valued in terms of others. But according to the Bible human value is infinitely higher than the value we assign to each other. According to the Bible, Jesus was worth the whole universe (He made it), yet He knows all about us and loves us as we are. When He died on the cross, He established the value of the human person. When the Creator of the universe decides to die for you and me, and everyone else, (including all the great athletes and movie stars that people often worship) it places an infinite value on our lives. And since the resurrected Jesus will never die again, my value is secure in Him as long as I live.

1 Comment
  • Henny Vanderpol
    Posted at 08:44h, 19 April Reply

    Amen! I praise You dear Jesus for Your love so great that I can’t comprehend it!

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