Devotion Corner

Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

None can dispute that we are in the last days of history. Since the Lord Jesus ascended into Heaven, all those who believe on Him are awaiting the hour when He shall return. These final days of history are being lived in anticipation of that happy joy. It shall indeed be a happy one for all who entrust their lives to Christ Jesus. For by His saving hand, their lives are written in the Book of Life. Whereas Christ’s return will be a terrifying day for those who worshipped the AntiChrist. For such gross treachery, those lives do not have their names etched into that joyful Book of Life.

Our names placement in this eternal Book, was secured long before Adam first walked in the blissful realm that was Eden. For in the wondrous foreknowledge of God, He knew that mankind would fall into sin. It was not His will that we did so, but He knew in His perfect wisdom and foreknowledge, that humanity would choose to rebel when given the option of obedient love. And so, God foresaw the calamity that mankind would walk itself into, and He moved before the terrible event of Adam’s Fall, to provide a path unto salvation. This path would be through the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world by the Lamb of God, none other than the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

God knew before Adam Fell, all those who would hear His call to follow that straight and narrow path unto salvation. That singular path to eternal glory by none other than Jesus Christ. It was a path established in the wisdom and love of God long before the very foundations of the Earth itself were laid by His mighty Word. The Gospel was not a reactionary event to mankind’s Fall; it was a provision made ready for mankind’s Fall. A provision secured through the obedient love of the Son towards the will of the Father.

By His majestic wisdom and everlasting love, this path of salvation through Christ, would not just restore what Adam threw away in Eden, it would lift it to new heights of glory. That glory being that in salvation, we can come to know God, through His Son, in a manner that not even Adam knew or the angels know today. That being that we know God as our Creator, our Saviour and our friend. Isn’t our Lord truly wonderful! He had all this ready and secured through the Lamb that is Jesus Christ, before the first day of Creation. This is the love of God. Know it and treasure it, for it is to be found not in a process but in a person. That being the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.