My husband and I are listening to “the Messiah” this morning. Such a wonderful composition.

It’s the perfect backdrop for reading this passage in Revelation. Matthew Henry describes the suffering of Christ Jesus (as a Lamb that was slain) and His blood was shed for the purpose of ransoming people for God from every nation. #receiveHim #Hisgracethroughfaith

No wonder the star shone in the heavens on the night of His birth. We attended Ballet Rejoice’s “Nativity” this week. The ballerina who depicted the star was radiant, her face shone from an inner light of grace.

The wise men followed the star, understanding the significance of a King. Herod was jealous and did not want another to rule. Nevertheless, the Christ child came with a chorus of rejoicing in the heavenly host.

We also can worship and sing with great joy because of God’s gift to mankind.

This season, remember the star ⭐️, which announced the King. This Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world. He was born of a woman and yet He is the worthy Son of God. -Teresa #salvation

Revelation 5: 6-13 (ESV)

And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷ And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.⁹ And they sang a new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
    from every tribe and language and people and nation,
¹⁰ and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
    and they shall reign on the earth.”

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice, 

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

¹³ And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, 

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”