Sunday, September 16, 2018

When Even Heaven's Worship Isn't Good Enough


During the time of response to God’s Word today we were led in a song that took its text from Revelation 5:12. As I was singing and thinking about that chapter of Scripture, I had some thoughts.

Heavenly worship is described in Revelation 4:1-11.

How does John, the earthly and inspired observer of heaven’s worship, react to heaven’s worship?

“I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy” (5:4).

Without the Lamb, the best worship – even heaven’s worship – is grievous to the exiled earthling.

When the “Lamb standing, as if slain,” divine possessor of the Spirit of God, reveals Himself to be Fulfiller of God’s Word, heaven and earth and all creation worship
and worship
and worship
and worship.

It is not a true or saving faith unless Jesus is the center of it.

Preaching, teaching, studying the Bible is not biblical unless it leads you to Jesus (because the Book is about Him).

To John, even heaven’s worship wasn’t worship until the Lamb was revealed to be its center.

I need more of John’s passionate focus on Jesus in my life.

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