“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”
(Rev. 22:16)
John was the recorder of Revelation, the angel the messenger, but Jesus was the author. He likens Himself to the brightest star announcing the arrival of a new day. When He returns the second time He will do just that: shatter the darkness of this world by ushering in the dawn of a new and glorious day. ETERNAL LIGHT! The saying is, “He will outshine them all.”
But He also, in His personal description of Himself, includes two other characteristics. He tells us He is David’s root and offspring. The first refers to His Deity, the second to His Humanity. The former speaks of the Creator, the latter has to do with His royal rights to the Crown! And He has every right to our crowns also: ask the four and twenty elders. Rev. 4:10; 5:5
If David were ever tempted to take pride in the fact that Jesus was his offspring, I’m sure he would be reminded, “Boast not...But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.” Rom. 11:18 The Jews of Jesus’ day prided themselves they were of Abraham’s seed, but Jesus told them, “Before Abraham was, I am.” Jn. 8:58 Paul writes, “He’s before ALL things.”
The Self-help Guru tells his followers to go to the root of their problems, to fix them. When we saints go to our ROOT He fixes our problems for us!
An Old Disciple
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