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November 30
Sunday


FOR SALE__
"AS IS"

READ:
Revelation 5:1-12
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For You were slain, and
have redeemed us to
God by Your blood.
__Revelation 5:9
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A house listed for sale "As Is" usually means the seller is unable or unwilling to spend any money to repair it or make it attractive. Any necessary repairs or desired improvements are the responsibility of the buyer after the purchase is complete. "As Is" on a real estate listing is equivalent to saying, "Buyer beware. Home may require significant further investment."

How remarkable that when Jesus died, He paid the highest price for each of us, regardless of our condition. Revelation 5 describes a scene in heaven where only "The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David" is found worthy to open and read a sealed scroll (vv.3-5). He appears as a Lamb and becomes the object of praise in a new song, "For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth" (vv.9-10).

Jesus Christ willingly purchased us for God with His blood. We were bought "as is," faults, defects, needed renovation included. By faith we are now under His ownership, in the process of remodeling for God's glory. How wonderful that God knew us, loved us, and bought us just as we are.

`````````````````````Jesus paid it all,
````````````````````All to Him I owe.
``````````````Sin had left a crimson stain;
```````````He washed it white as snow. __Hall
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God knows us inside and out.
No renovation project is too big for Him.

***************************Today's Bible Reading __ Revelation 5:1-12*****************************

1 And I saw in the right
hand of Him who sat on the
throne a scroll written inside
and on the back, sealed with
seven seals. 2 Then I saw a
strong angel proclaiming
with a loud voice, "Who is
worthy to open the scroll
and to loose its seals?"

3 And no one in heaven or
on the earth or under the
earth was able to open the
scroll, or to look at it. 4 So I
wept much, because no one
was found worthy to open
and read the scroll, or to
look at it. 5 But one of the
elders said to me, "Do not
weep. Behold, the Lion of
the tribe of Judah, the Root
of david, has prevailed to
open the scroll and to loose
its seven seals."

6 And I looked, and behold,
in the midst of the throne
...stood a Lamb as though
it had been slain... 7 Then
He came and took the scroll
out of the right hand of Him
who sat on the throne.

8 Now when he had taken
the scroll, the four living
cratures and the twenty-
four elders fell down before
the Lamb, each having a
harp, and golden bowls full
of incense, which are the
prayers of the saints. 9 And
they sang a new song,
saying:

"You are worthy to take the
scroll, and to open its seals;
for You were slain, and have
redeemed us to God by Your
blood out of every tribe and
tongue and people and
nation, 10 and have made us
kings and priests to our
God; and we shall reign on
the earth."

11 Then I looked, and I
heard the voice of many
angels around the throne, the
living creatures, and the
elders; and the number of
them was ten thousand times
ten thousand, and thousands
of thousands, 12 saying with
a loud voice: "Worthy is the
Lamb who was slain to
receive power and riches
and wisdom, and strength
and honor and glory and
blessing!"