Revelation 3:7-13

Revelation 3:7-13
English Standard Version (ESV) 

  We put ourselves in the middle of the story --- we like to be the heroes of our stories.  We like to be the ones who work out the solution, who save the day. 
  When we come to Scripture, though, it is God who is the hero of the story, and he is saving us from an enemy over which we cannot prevail on our own strength.  He is the one who has opened the door, and he is the one who will keep the door open.  I love here how the letter mentions that the people in Philadelphia have little power.  Note that it isn't a bad thing -- it's simply a fact, and it doesn't change the story.  Their little power does not prevent them from serving God -- they can still be faithful and stay true to the name of their Savior.  They are working with their situation, whatever it may be, serving faithfully in the present.  In the same way, we are called to serve faithfully, no matter the circumstances, no matter our situation.  If we have power or if we don't, if we have influence or if we don't, we can be faithful, patiently enduring whatever challenges we face, so that God's glory may be proclaimed.