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Daily Devotional For April 18, 2026

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And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Rev 5:5.

           A former student and good friend, Leslie Pollard, shared the following poem in the Adventist Review, July, 2002, page 45. It powerfully sums up the victory of the Lamb:

The world cannot contain Him
Universities cannot explain Him
Circumstances cannot detain Him
Prisons cannot restrain Him
Because He won!

Parliaments cannot unseat Him
Armies cannot defeat Him
Petitioners cannot deplete Him
Lyricists cannot complete Him
Because He won!

Historians cannot erase Him
Skinheads cannot deface Him
Islam cannot displace Him
Popes cannot replace Him
Because He won!

Philosophers cannot ignore Him
Teenagers cannot bore Him
Angels gladly adore Him
Because He won!

Time cannot diminish Him
Death couldn’t finish Him
Because He won!

           Lord, You are the mighty king, the master of everything. When I contemplate You, my heart can sing!