May 6

To The Seven Churches

"To the seven churches, ...Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come." Revelation 1:4

Here is a letter sent to you and me, for the book of Revelation was sent to every member of the church. Take note who this letter is from: "from Him who IS, who WAS, and who IS TO COME." We know Jesus as the savior who was and we know Jesus as the long awaited returning savior who will come and take us home, but do we know the Jesus who IS? The Jesus who is present with us at this very moment? The Jesus who is walking with us right now? Do we know the Jesus of the present? Let us not lose sight of the fact that Jesus is here now with every believer of the church. He is walking with us. He is here for us in our time of need to comfort and to guide us. He is here to help us get through today knowing the joy of his presence. Make him Jesus of the present in your life, for he IS!

Jesus, we love and adore you as the one who was, our savior of the past, the one who loved us enough to die for us and give us your redeeming blood that we might have life. And we exalt you, Jesus of the future! We look forward to the day when you will return and all the world will know you and you will take us home. But let us never forget to worship you for who you are to us today. The Jesus who is walking with us today. The Jesus who will see us through every day of our earthly lives. We thank you and praise you for being Jesus of the present. Without you life would be unbearable, but because you are here with us, our lives are filled with meaning and joy. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being our all in all: our past, our present and our future. Amen