"You are
worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created
all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased" (Rev. 4:11, NLT).
The sight of our exalted God and
resurrected, glorified Christ must be so overwhelming that the only logical
response is extravagant praise and worship. A glimpse into the throne room
pulls from the heart unrestrained worship and adoration.
The biggest, most flamboyant
words language can produce-glory, honor, power, worthy-don't quite give full
expression. Those standing before the throne throw their crowns at the feet of
the Lord God Almighty, as if nothing they could have accomplished or that might
honor them belongs to them. Every position or success has no worth other than
to be offered as gift to the King.
You are a Pleasure to God
This song of worship states that
the King created all things and that those things are in existence still
because it pleases Him for them to exist. Translate that into your heart this
way: You exist because you are a pleasure to God. He created what He pleased,
and He pleased to create you.
Even in the midst of this
breathtaking vision of the majesty of heaven's throne room and the glory of
heaven's King, there is His love for you. It is part and parcel with His glory,
honor and power that He loves you beyond comprehension.
Isn't it beautiful-this scene
that only our hearts can see? Does it sweep you away in its pageantry and
splendor? Yet the glorious, all-powerful, eternal God at His most exquisite is
mindful of you. He's not aloof from the adoration poured out on Him but returns
it in equal measure. Not in worship, certainly. But in boundless love.
Let your heart see this scene. In
the inner sanctuary of your own soul, worship with abandon. Let the wonder that
you are precious to Him, known by Him, created because you please Him just by
being-let it all wash over you and capture you in the great undertow of love
flowing from Him and drawing you in.
King of kings, Lord of lords,
Creator, Sustainer, only God, I worship you with my whole life. I pour out my
life at Your feet. May it be a sweet-smelling aroma of worship. May it please
You and give You some small echo of the joy You give me.
"Ordinary human motives will appeal in vain to the ears which have
heard the tones of the heavenly music; and all the pomp of life will show poor
and tawdry to the sight that has gazed on the vision of the great white throne
and the crystal sea." - Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910)
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
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