The fourth and final theme of the book of Revelation is both obvious and deeply convicting—especially to me.
In his book Revelation: The Ultimate Hope in Christ, Dr. David Jeremiah outlines four major themes of Revelation. The fourth theme is this:
Believers in Christ should worship God for His gift of salvation.
Simple. Obvious.
And yet—far too often—I fail to do it.
A Sobering Realization
I worship God for sending His Son.
And thank Him for all He has done in my life.
I praise Him for the power of the Holy Spirit.
And am grateful for the Ten Commandments and for the wonder and beauty of the Bible.
But somehow—almost unbelievably—I rarely thank Him specifically for my salvation, His most important gift of all.
I think I take it for granted.
As if I deserve it.
As if heaven is simply guaranteed.
Coming to this realization has exposed my own selfishness and self-centeredness. Too often, it becomes about me—and not about God and what He has done for me.
The Cost of My Salvation
God sent His Son to suffer and die for my salvation.
I know the Christmas story.
I pray and worship God and Jesus daily.
Yet I still find myself minimizing the enormity of what God has done—sending His Son to die in my place.
That is why the story of the Woman at the Well speaks so powerfully to me.
In many ways, we are all the woman at the well.
The Woman at the Well (John 4:5–26)
Jesus meets a Samaritan woman—an outcast, burdened by sin and shame—at Jacob’s well. Tired from His journey, He asks her for a drink. What unfolds is one of the most profound encounters in Scripture.
Jesus tells her:
“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
He speaks of a water that forever satisfies, a spring that wells up to eternal life.
Then He gently exposes her broken past—five husbands, and a life marked by pain. Yet He does not condemn her. Instead, He reveals truth, grace, and hope.
Finally, Jesus declares:
“I, the one speaking to you—I am He.”
The Messiah.
The Savior.
The gift of God.
Jesus Is Our Messiah
God sent Jesus as our Messiah so that we might have eternal salvation.
This gift is available to anyone who accepts the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for their sins.
And yet—how often do we truly stop to thank God for that gift?
I know I don’t do it nearly enough.
A Prayer of Gratitude
Thank You, God, for sending Your one and only Son to save me.
Thank You for Your most loving and miraculous gift—my salvation.
Jesus, thank You for Your willingness to suffer for me.
Thank You for the indescribable gift of eternal life.
A Call to Re-dedication
This theme of Revelation has challenged me deeply.
I want to change my behavior.
I want to spend far more time worshiping God—not just for what He gives me each day, but for what He has already given me forever.
Salvation.
It may sound obvious—but it is life-changing.
I am grateful to Dr. David Jeremiah for helping me see this powerful and humbling theme of Revelation more clearly. My prayer is that I will truly live it out.
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.” (Revelation 5:12)
Amen.