They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as first fruits to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

Revelation 14:5

We were purchased, bought, so to speak, by God to rescue us from the hand of our enemy.  We have one intention now – to follow the Lamb wherever he goes.  That is Jesus, of course.

We are a mixed group. From all cultures, from all periods of the life of the Church.  I am amazed at the simplicity of it all.  I think I tend to complicate this some.  Those who are purchased from among mankind are people just like you and me, ordinary human beings, but followers of the Lamb, the thing that makes all the difference in the world.

They are the first fruits of an entirely new harvest, owned by God and the Lamb.  As such they do not lie and they are blameless, and therefore harmless.

Do I see myself as one of these blessed ones this morning?  I do when I am honest and broken before God. I am among the saved ones – can anything be better?  Thank God!!!