Revelation 10.  John sees the future as a “mystery” that is revealed to him, but he is told to seal it up and not to write it down.  It should be enough to know that God has a plan, and that when the time is right, there will be no more delay.  Our tendency is to be impatient with God.  We have a glimpse in the sweet word of God of the precious inheritance that awaits us, but after eating the little scroll, it turns bitter in our stomach.  The troubles of today make us forget about the blessed hope.

One of the big ideas revealed in Revelation is that God has a plan that he has set in motion.  It involves “many peoples and nations and languages and kings.” They have a destiny.  Because of the gospel we preach – some will come to Christ and join us in eternity.  Others will experience his judgment.  We do not know the future – at least not all of it.  But we can trust the one who does.

LORD, give us the wisdom to proclaim your gospel to the lost, and trust you with the future.