Thoughts for another day

April 5, 2010

Today's verse: Rev. 5:13. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Somewhere deep within my heart, there’s an intense desire to praise God to the fullest. Profound it is and at times, the intensity is so great as to ask the Lord to take me to His realm, so I could voice my praises and worship Him in complete submission, falling face down before His Majesty as every human being must in the Presence of the Great Almighty, the Lord of Hosts, the Most High, the Awesome King of kings. But at times, the cacophony of earthly voices and evil desires deny my inner urge to completely surrender to Him, despite the knowledge that He has blessed me so much with all blessing in heavenly places in Christ.

Then today’s Scripture comes to me as a rush of cool water in a flowing stream and I feel invigorated and glad that what I wish to do, I can do right here on earth. The Word of God says, that every creature in heaven and on earth and even under the earth praise and bless the Lord of glory, the LORD God El Shaddai who is able to accomplish greatly beyond all that we can ask or think, by the power which is at work within us, His Awesome Spirit, our Lord the Counselor. He tells us that our praise of Him is accepted in the Beloved even as we stand here on earth and He is pleased with our life, drawn from Him by the craving of our souls.

That’s enough to make me sing and shout and declare the praises of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light, making of us Kings and Priests in His Kingdom, through eternity and eternity and share in His glory, which is far beyond our capacity to imagine the gloriousness thereof. I simply sing a song to Him, thanking Him for this privilege and also the greatest privilege I have of calling Him, Abba Father, which opens the doors of heaven to me and makes me His inheritance in Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.