Friday, December 28, 2012 - Revelation 4, 5, 6, 7, 8:1-6

Friday, December 28, 2012
Revelation 4, 5, 6, 7, 8:1-6

Today's reading opens with a glimpse into the throne room of heaven.
While the Apostle John uses words to paint a beautiful picture of
God's throne and the surrounding inhabitants, I still can't imagine
how glorious God must look. I mean can you imagine saying, "Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come,"
(Revelation 4:8) all day? I can't!! But that's how beautiful God is –
that the creatures surrounding him can't stop saying these words day
and night. God's beauty is beyond our comprehension. It's so beyond us
that even when we're seeing Him every day in eternity, we'll never
become accustomed to the sight of Him. The sight of Him will blow us
away every second for eternity. With all of creation, we will sing,

"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!" (Revelation 5:12)

And

"To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!" (Revelation 5:13)

I encourage you to worship God today and appreciate His character –
His love, mercy, majesty, power, faithfulness, holiness, and
sovereignty. Worship takes our minds off our problems and focuses them
on God. Worship lifts our perspective from the earthly to the
heavenly. At the end of the day, Jesus Christ is in control. He alone
is worthy to set into motion the events of the last days (as
illustrated in today's reading). Knowing full well that God has the
final say, we can be confident in our present and future struggles,
for God will always supply us with needed courage, strength, joy, and
peace. And He will bring about justice in His perfect timing. Praise
the Lord today, for He is good and His faithful love endures forever.

God Bless,
Anthony

PS: Here's a good song that uses these worship scriptures from today's
reading – it's Revelation Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLgkptFASJg