Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Lent 2019 | Page 53

Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019
Salvation Belongs to Our God
Revelation 7:10
We usually don’t like it when someone tells us the ending of a good book or movie. We might feel like it’s not
even worth reading the book or watching the movie if someone spoils the ending. But people really want to
know the ending when it comes to their life. People want to know what’s going to happen when their days on
the earth are over. The book of Revelation gives us a glimpse of the end of our story - all of history. And this
small glimpse of the ending is amazing for us as believers!
The scene in heaven involves multitudes of believers from every nation standing before the throne of God.
They’re wearing white robes. They’re holding palm branches. They’re crying out in a loud voice: “Salvation
belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” We look forward to the day when we get to join
that multitude in singing that song.
In the meantime, while we wait to be part of that scene in heaven, we need to focus on what those saints are
singing about. They’re singing about the Lamb. Jesus is the Lamb of God. He gave himself as the sacrifice for
the sins of the whole world. That sacrifice paid and paved our way to the eternal throne of God in heaven. Yes,
salvation belongs to us! Not that we could claim it for ourselves. Rather, because of his sacrifice and substitute,
Jesus is our Savior.
How fitting that the saints in heaven are depicted as holding palm branches. Salvation was as good as done when
he entered under the branches that Palm Sunday. We have the comfort of knowing the end of our story this
week and every other. And since that is the end of our eternal story, nothing can change it. Salvation belongs to
our God and he delights to share it with us.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we long to be gathered around your throne in heaven, singing songs of praise with
all believers. We thank you for sharing your salvation with us in your Son. We rejoice that salvation belongs to
us and we look forward to enjoying salvation with you in eternity. Amen.
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