Take and Eat the Scroll
Take and Eat the Scroll
📖 Scripture Focus:
“So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, ‘Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’ I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. Then I was told, ‘You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.’”
— Revelation 10:9–11 NIV
Sweet in the Mouth, Bitter in the Belly
We love the sweetness of receiving a word from the Lord.
But prophetic vision isn’t just something we declare—
It’s something we digest.
The scroll in Revelation 10 wasn’t given for display or documentation.
It was given to be eaten.
This is the sacred pattern of every true messenger:
Receive the scroll.
Consume it deeply.
Be changed by it.
Then release it to others.
Prophets Don’t Just Speak the Word — They Become It
Prophetic vision is not performance—it’s embodiment.
The message is not merely on your lips; it must be inscribed on your heart.
To eat the scroll is to internalize the assignment.
It means your very being becomes the carrier of the Word.
It costs something. It forms something.
And sometimes, it’s sweet going in—yet hard to carry.
John tasted honey, but felt the ache in his stomach.
Why? Because once you truly digest divine assignment, you can’t un-eat it.
It will move you. Burden you. Mark you.
This is where true prophetic maturity begins.
Prophetic Vision Must Be Lived Before It’s Preached
You can only prophesy effectively about nations when you've first been processed personally. Some of the most anointed voices are not the loudest—they are the deepest.
They are those who:
Have wrestled with the Word privately before releasing it publicly.
Have borne the tension of divine delay and human impatience.
Have eaten the scroll in solitude before declaring it on platforms.
In Scroll & Strategy, we honor this journey.
You are not just called to speak—you are called to embody what you carry.
Discern & Reflect
What is the scroll God has asked me to consume, not just carry?
Where has the word been sweet… and where has it caused me to travail, wrestle, or ache in obedience?
Have I lived the message I feel called to release?
Prayer Activation
“Lord, teach me not just to speak for You—but to live in You.
May I eat the scroll of Your assignment, even when it stretches me.
Transform me until the message I carry is formed in my life.”
What’s Coming Next
Post 4: Your Name Is in the Scroll (Psalm 40:7–8)
We’ll explore how your very identity is written into God's prophetic purpose.
Invite others to subscribe to Scroll & Strategy and journey with us as we unscroll the voice of vision. Until then, keep eating. Keep embodying. Keep becoming.
With you on the scroll path,
Kathleen Verna
Founder, Scroll & Strategy