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Quite a few centuries ago, prophet Ezekiel was handed a scroll of a book with writing on the front and the back - words of lamentation and mourning and woe. Then, he was told to open his mouth and eat that scroll: "Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it." (Ezekiel 3:3) Ezekiel obeyed God and consumed His words. He took them inside and they were sweet like honey. They melted in his mouth and went down until they filled his whole being. And God said to Ezekiel: "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them." Ezekiel obeyed again and went.
In Revelation 10 John, the Beloved Apostle, is entrusted now with a new scroll from God. He ate the scroll, just like Ezekiel did and it was sweet in his mouth and sour in his stomach, just as it was for Ezekiel. But this time the message remained a mystery. John was explicitly instructed to not reveal what he had seen and heard. This is such an important reminder about the sovereignty of God. Only He knows the times and places for all things. We are not meant to know everything, but to trust Him, the supreme Ruler of the universe.
Father, I come before You today. Holy Spirit, cleanse me and fill me. Lead me as I read the Word. Jesus, speak to me, touch my heart, open my eyes, reveal Yourself, renew my mind, strengthen my faith. Amen.
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The angel and the little scroll
1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,
3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.
4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.’
5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.
6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, ‘There will be no more delay!
7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.’
8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: ‘Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.’
9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, ‘Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but “in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” ’
10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
11 Then I was told, ‘You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.’
Take a moment to ponder on what you've read and respond to God in prayer.
INTERCESSION
"For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, "All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field, but the word of the Lord endures forever." And this is the word that was preached to you." (1 Peter 1: 24, 25)
PRAYER
Pray for a bold and strategic preaching of the Gospel.
Pray for innovative ideas and initiatives to reach the big cities.
Pray for breakthroughs in the Digital Space.
Pray for Bible translations. About 99,8 million people in the world (1, 268 languages) still need a Bible in their language.
Pray also for the release of the new animated version of Jesus film (December 2025). Ask the Holy Spirit to prepare the way and open people's minds and hearts to be interested in Christ.
Pray for a huge impact on a global scale.
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