What does eternal gratitude and worship look like? Well, we get a glimpse of this in chapter 4. John describes 4 living beings that, "Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty - the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.'" (verse 8b). Notice that worship happens day and night. It is an ongoing activity and these creatures cry out the holiness of God and the eternal, and timeless nature of God.
There are also the 24 elders who worship and lay down their crowns before the throne saying, "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." (verse 11). As we look at the worship of the elders, we see that they also speak to the Lord's worthiness and God's role as creator and our dependence on God. In the act of laying their crowns at the fot of the throne, we also see their submission to God. The power and authority that the crowns represent, are all laid down at God's feet for the Lord to use as God sees fit.
So is this worship reserved for heaven? No. This is a model of what we here, on earth should also be doing. We need to worship both day and night and submit ourselves to God. We also need to recognize that all that we are, is through God's creation and that we need God continually. God is worthy, and holy, and eternal, and free from the constrains of time.
So what will be your phrase of worship today? What hymn will you have running through your thoughts? I would love to have you share it so that we can all share in each others' worship.
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