Friday, April 29, 2022
Most
of the scenes in Heaven stop me dead in my tracks. This scene is one which captures my attention for
weeks at a time. I want to shout, weep,
celebrate, and mourn all at the same time.
I mourn for
my human inability to adequately do what the elders in the throne room
accomplish – ascribe all possible glory, honor, and power to the King of
Kings. I shout, because I’m an introverted, quieter person by nature,
but the images of Heaven’s splendor and righteous power in my brain won’t let
me be silent. I want to weep, because in the presence of the source of all power and
righteousness, it’s impossible to not sense my unworthiness, stripped naked of
any pretense of personal holiness in the presence of He who is the Almighty I AM. And, despite
emptying all my false claims to belong to God, I want to celebrate with complete abandoning of dread, or uncertainty,
because the blood of Jesus Christ shouts from that throne that I do, indeed,
belong to Him!
What a
scene! Every time I consider it, like Peter,
James, and John at that moment
of transfiguration on the mountain top, I want to stay right there,
build a memorial, and never leave. But
the longer I reflect on that glory – more accurately, the more that glory
reflects its light and power to overshadow me, and what God has created, and
His grace that unfolds every bit of it for me…the more I realize the purpose
for all of that splendor; I am His blood, bones, sinew, and awareness, and I
must do the work of He who works in me.
I am, as are all who believe, like the 24 elders bowing before the
throne, commissioned to reflect that power, laying all honor and glory humanly
possible back to the throne.
For You Today
If you’re hunting for some purpose in a life
that has turned boredom into an hours-long Facebook or Instagram distraction,
put down your tablet, leave your smartphone in the drawer, walk past the desk
and computer, and head for the prayer garden.
Do a little weeping, celebrating, mourning, and shouting in the presence
of the King. You just might bump into
purpose for your life. That happens a
lot when you hang with the Author of all honor, glory and power.
[1] Title image: Pixabay.com & Pixabay.com Unless noted, Scripture quoted from The New Living Translation©
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