Revelation 5:5 ‘Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof..’

DAILY READING; • Mark 14:32-72; 1 Kings 9; Hosea 11:1-11

Bruce Olson is an American missionary whom God used to bring Christianity to the Motilone Indians of Colombia and Venezuela.
When Bruce first sensed God calling him to evangelize the Motilone Indians, he was apprehensive about how he would communicate the Gospel to the primitive tribe. However, unknown to him, God had already gone ahead of him to prepare the way for the Gospel.
When Bruce arrived at the territory of the Motilones, initially, they refused to receive the Gospel.
However, with time, Bruce began to learn surprising things about their tradition.. They had a belief that in the remote past, a false prophet had deceived their tribe and God had departed from them. Because of God’s departure, they were now subject to demons, darkness, sickness and sufferings. But they also believed that someday, somebody would come who would again lead them back to God.
They also told Bruce that God would talk to them from a banana stalk. To Bruce, the legend made no sense at all.
However, one day, while traveling through the jungle, Bruce came upon two men, howling in grieving anguish for their dead brother. One of them, in a moment of frustration chopped a small section out of a nearby banana plant and tossed it on the ground. As the soft layers of the Banana stalks separated easily like pages in a book, Bruce remembered their legend about the banana stalk. He then grabbed his Bible and held it open beside the banana ‘pages’ on the ground. As the men saw the Bible and banana together the light of truth suddenly dawned on them! The legend of the Banana stalk from which God would speak to them was from a book! The Bible!
The revelation was so profound that one of the men, snatched the Bible from Bruce’s hands, ripped pages from it, stuffed them into his mouth and frantically began eating them. He wanted the God who was in the Book to come into him!
From that moment on, Bruce had an open door to speak to the Motilones about how God could come into their hearts. Six years after his arrival in South America, Bruce finally had his first converts. And from then on, most of the Motilones converted to Christianity, opening the door to civilization and great progress in their community.

When God opened the eyes of the Motilone tribe, they were able to relate their age-old legend to the Bible.
In a similar way, today, many people need their eyes to be opened in order to relate to the truth of God’s Word.

Truly, the greatest problem of this age is spiritual blindness.
For instance, while there are great men and women of God, doing exploits through revelations from the Bible, there are also many other Christians carrying about the same Bible without any tangible benefits.
The difference is revelation.
While God’s Word is loaded with wonders, it is only those who gain access to its content that can enjoy the benefits.

In Revelation 5:4-5, John wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book. Then one of the elders told him ‘Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof..’

The opening of the book was what brought an end to the tears. Indeed revelation marks the end of every frustration.
But as long as the book remains closed, weeping continues.
Through lack of knowledge, people perish. Through absence of light, men wander and languish in darkness.

However, Jesus, the Lamb of God has shed His Blood to destroy everything that limits access to His Word. Therefore, anytime you are reading the Bible and you seem to lack revelation, start to plead the Blood over every seal blocking your access.
Through the Blood we can overcome every spiritual blindness and begin to behold the wonders in the Word.
Certainly, it is God’s will to wipe away tears from all faces, through encounters in His Word.
Isaiah 25:8 says ‘the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.’

Surely, whatever has been a source of pain, frustration, and cause of secret tears, God will wipe them away today through the light of His Word.
Today, as we engage the Blood of the everlasting covenant, every hindrance to revelations will be removed, every scale will fall off our eyes and we shall indeed begin to behold unending wonders from God’s Word.

PRAYERS;
Father, today, I receive the grace for in-depth and diligent study of Your Word. As I read, I thank You for revelations by Your Spirit. Certainly, by the Blood of Jesus, my eyes are being opened to behold the wonders of Your Word in Jesus Name .
Quote :
Discovery will guarantee you a recovery of anything ever lost or missing in your life. – WORDBITE 222