The Lord had to give John a clear vision about Himself before giving him a revelation of the many eternal abodes and the future bliss. (Revelation 1:14-17)
“His head… white like wool, as white as snow.” ’Head’ speaks of our thought-realm, mind or spirit. Isaiah 1:18 speaks of “snow” and “wool” as implying extreme purity. Indeed God is extremely pure in His mind and wants us to have the same purity.
“And His eyes were as a flame of fire.” ‘Eyes’ denote spiritual vision. As far as God is concerned, all things are clear to Him. But where we are concerned, if our vision is to be bright like the flames of fire, our thoughts should be pure and spotless.
“His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace.” ’Feet’ reflects our walk of life. If we are careful about our ‘head’, our ‘feet’ too will have its steps ordered aright. ‘Burned in a furnace’ speaks of having come through the fire. Some perish in their trials because they failed to keep their lives clean. Fiery trials will not destroy those who are careful to keep their lives holy. Fiery trials can only serve to brighten their ‘feet’ to a brilliant glow.
“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.” No one can see God and live. When we receive a revelation about our God, we die to our ‘old man’ of self, pride, etc.
“And He laid His right hand upon me.” The right hand of God speaks of many things, but here it speaks precisely about the plan of God. When we are dead to our self, we are given a revelation about the plan of God for our lives.
Let us seek a clear vision of the invisible God – His extreme purity, so that we can fall at His feet and die. The best place to die is, of course, at His feet!
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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