Worship Worthy - Revelation
5 Pt. 2
From the heart of the
pastor:
“To Him who
sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and
honor and glory and dominion forever and ever. And
the four living creatures kept saying, ‘Amen.’ And
the elders fell down and worshiped” (Rev. 5:13f.).
God explains how He
expects you to worship Him. You are to bless Him,
honor Him, redirect any glory coming to you over to
Him and you are to recognize His lordship over your
life forever. Prostration is the appropriate
worship posture.
Most people come to
church expecting to have their needs addressed by
the clergy and the church attaches. They actually
come to meet with man, not with God. Many count on
the preacher and Sunday school teachers appealing to
their feelings instead of God’s glory. In a
perverted sense, most come to worship man rather
than God. They want the focus on their wounds, not
God’s honor.
David censured
man-centered worship saying, “The temple is not for
man, but for the Lord God” (I Chron. 29:1). David
knew that if a man’s heart was directed toward
himself rather than toward God, the God of Abraham,
Isaac and all Israel would not receive the worship
and blessing He is due (I Chron. 29:18).
How would you describe
your attitude toward worship? Do you come to
sacrifice or to experience others’ sacrifice for
you?
Daniel, no stranger to
sacrificial worship, said, “Let the name of God be
blessed forever and ever, for wisdom and power
belong to Him. And it is He who changes the times
and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes
kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, and knowledge to
men of understanding. It is He who reveals the
profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the
darkness, and the light dwells in Him. To Thee, O
God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for
Thou hast given me wisdom and power” (Dan. 2:20-23).
All of creation offers
God ceaseless ‘Amens.’ Do you? The elders though
already saved and in heaven, lie prostrate before
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as they make their
offerings of worship. Do you?
Robert Grant wrote a
striking hymn entitled “O Worship the King:”
“O worship the King,
all glorious above, and gratefully sing His
wonderful love.
Our Shield and
Defender, the Ancient of Days,
Pavilioned in
splendor, and girded with praise.”
Perhaps your worship
could benefit from some Christ-centered calibration.
“He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body
through death, in order to present you before Him
holy and blameless and beyond reproach” (Col. 1:22).
