Worthy!

Worthy!

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11 KJV

John, the Beloved, is also credited with the words of the book of Revelation. He made reference to the reason why he was where he was at the time this revelation was given to him, which was on the Island of Patmos. The reason was due to the fact that as a follower of Jesus, he had become a partaker of the sufferings of Christ, and he had been put on the island because he had proclaimed God's word and the truth that Jesus revealed. Let it be settled in our hearts that the fact that I am called by God, and I am faithfully serving him will not keep me from trials and tough times. In fact, part of the package of this walk of faith is that I will be tried and tested, and if I can depend on God's grace to the end, I will receive the blessings that are promised by God to all who endure to the end. It is very difficult to put into words the full package that is promised for us in eternity, and this is why I must do all I can to make it. 

John got a small glimpse of the glory of heaven, and he invites us, by the words of the book, to seek to know this God and follow Him wholeheartedly. There can be no regrets when a man follows God wholeheartedly. No matter what the earth demands from you, or even takes from you, it is nothing compared to what God can give you. For all who have come to know this God, they can identify with the words of today's verse. The verse speaks about the person, identity, power, grace and authority of God. It is also only those who have had a personal encounter with this God who can speak the words of today's verse. Interestingly, the words of today's verse are spoken by those who never leave God's presence, and all they do, in a place where time does not exist, is to praise God. The four living creatures, the 24 elders, as well as all the host of heaven, who are described as numbering myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands (innumerable), all just praising God this way. Is there something they know that we don't? 

Think and reflect on this: if the host of heaven know who this God is, and all they do is praise and worship Him this way, what excuse do we have? Or maybe it is because they are always in God's presence and they see His glory and mighty works, and they cannot but sing and praise Him. Actually, God has also revealed Himself to us, giving us an insight into His nature, power and might, and then, He invites us to worship Him. When I take stock of who He is, I do not need to be cajoled to praise God. When I have experienced His power, help and grace, there is really nothing left to do, except to praise God. Heaven knows who God is, and part of the Lord's prayer is 'thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven'. That is total surrender and an embrace of all that God is. He is worthy to receive all the glory, honour and power, because He is the Creator and Sustainer of all that currently exists, and even all that will come after. Now that I know, what am I going to do about it? God's time of favour is here.