Revelation 5:9 – Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.
When the Lamb of God had taken the scroll and was about to open it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders began to sing a new song.
When Jesus’ character as the One who had triumphed was revealed, this character overflowed as a song.
The Lamb’s nature which the elders saw was sung in the new song. Songs are birthed as a result of how we see Jesus.
John was pleased to know that there was one person who could open the scroll. Heaven was astounded to learn that Jesus was God’s chosen one who had triumphed , worthy to open the scroll and immediately burst into a new song.
The triumphant nature of Jesus is the subject of this song.
What nature of Jesus have we seen? Do the songs we sing really portray the Jesus we see?
When our eyes are awakened to new revelation about Jesus’ nature and character, there will always be a new song.
When we see Jesus as a Holy God, there will be a song about God’s Holiness. When we see Jesus as Victorious God, there will be a song about God’s Victory.
The elders fell down at the revelation that Jesus was the only one worthy to open the scroll by the sacrifice on the cross. We do not know how long the scrolls were sealed, but a lamb appears to open the seals after these years.
Psalms is a collection of songs. David, Moses and Asaph viewed Jesus in different ways i.e as a compassionate father, a provider, a haven to hide, a comforter, etc. They incorporated these various ways of viewing God into their songs.
Heaven always sings a new song about Jesus because they see new revelation of Jesus every time. Out of the astonishment and fascination about the wonderful nature of Jesus, they sing a new song.
When we get a new revelation about Jesus, our hearts also overflow with new songs.
Finally, a person was found who could open the seals. His name is Jesus. Our blocked / dead situations also have found a person to unlock it. It’s the same Jesus.
In our Bible reading when there is a revelation about Jesus, sing a song about this revealed nature of God. This would create a heavenly atmosphere where we will also join with the heavenly choir and sing a new song unto the lamb of God. This kind of bible reading and singing soothes and pleases God.
In our Bible reading every day, sing a song about the nature of Jesus revealed in the scripture on that day.
There will be days in our life when the Victorious nature of Jesus is revealed, we sing like Joshua the songs of Victory. Sometimes there will days where we sing Songs of Joy like Moses, Song of Repentance, etc. For every season of revelation, there will be new set of songs.
Songs have become so superficial. They don’t present God in a proper way. It’s not the music that makes a song beautiful but the description of the revelation of Jesus in that song, that makes the song beautiful. Our adoration, our love, our dependence on Jesus are the instruments (like keyboard, drums) which provide music and rhythm to the song.
Allow the Holy Spirit to tune the song with enough dependence, enough adoration and enough love on Jesus.
The song with revelation of Jesus as the Chorus and Bridge and the instruments i.e. our adoration, our praise, our love on Jesus, make the song very melodious. God himself will be glorified in these songs.
