“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 1:5-6 NKJV
The ruler over the kings of the earth revealed His word to the apostle John in the book of Revelation.
Grace and peace comes to us from the one who was, and the one who is, and the one who is to come.
He is the one who has loved us before time, the Lamb of God slain before the foundation of the world.
It was He who was crucified in a most ignominious way, as a criminal.
He who is ruler over the kings of the earth was treated by His people in the most cruel manner.
“Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors” Isaiah 53:12 NKJV
In the days of His humiliation, he suffered and died for our sins. Now He reigns victoriously with glory and dominion over all of His creation.
All of the inhabitants of the earth will pay homage to Him, either willingly or unwillingly to His kingly rule.
He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
He was our sacrificial Lamb from before the foundation of the world. He loved us before time and died for us within time and washed us from our sins in His own blood which He Himself carried into the Holy of Holies as our atoning sacrifice.
He is our High Priest who once for all has offered His life and death for us as our Savior.
He is a priestly-King after the order of Melchizedek and has made us a nation of kings and priests by our union with Him.
What can we bring to our Savior for all His benefits toward us?
Our lives should be a daily sacrifice of service to Him. We can never repay Him for what He has purchased for us – it is an infinite gift of eternal life purchased with an infinite sacrifice.
We must love Him and devote our lives to His kingdom in service and gratitude. We must sanctify Him as Lord in our hearts.
Blessed be the Lord of Lords and King of Kings – who has condescended to take my place as a man to bring me to His glorious abode in heaven!
Amen!
Revelation 22:1-5