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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:
“Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
Revelation 7:11-12
This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.
All creation is ruled over by a supreme, sovereign God who is the Maker and Master of all things. He is all powerful (omnipotent), all knowing (omniscient), and present everywhere (omnipresent). He has no rival or equal and He is the Author of salvation for anyone who would simply believe in His Son Jesus who He established as the only Savior. And with all this, only He and Jesus are worthy of our worship.
How do we properly show our admiration to such a God as Him?
We find seven elements to incorporate in today’s passage from our continuing study of Revelation, chapter 7. Look again at these words here:
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:
“Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!” Vv.11-12
First of all, we need to see where all the angels who “were standing around the throne”, “the elders”, and the “four living creatures” had fallen “down on their faces before the throne” in a spirit of reverent worship unto God. As a collective whole they proclaimed, “Amen!” which showed immediately that they were in full agreement with one another as to what was declared next, the seven elements of admiration that any believer should extend to the Lord. These included an extension of the following:
1. Praise.
By definition, praise is an expression of approval and commendation toward God. No one is worthy of all of our praise but Him. David put it this way in the first three verses of the 145th Psalm:
I will exalt You, my God the King; I will praise Your name forever and ever. Every day, I will praise You and extol Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom.
2. Glory.
What is glory?
It’s extending distinction or renown with a common consent.
The angels were elevating God to the highest level of their devotion and tribute. They acknowledged that there is no one like the Lord and that He is to be distinguished and elevated in recognition above all things in Heaven or on earth.
3. Wisdom.
No one possesses the wisdom that God holds. In fact, He is the source of all wisdom so if anyone is truly wise, they only are so because God has imparted the wisdom upon them. The angels were affirming this truth through their worship.
4. Thanks.
Consider all that God has done for you in life, carefully counting your blessings, and I am sure that you will see where it’s easy to come to a place of thanksgiving when coming before the Lord with heartfelt admiration over all He has done, all He is doing, and all He is yet to do.
5. Honor.
To honor someone is to give them special recognition and high respect. No one deserves this more than the Lord God Almighty and just in case we don’t get this naturally, He actually commands us to honor Him as we see by His own words:
“Those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.” 1 Samuel 2:30
No one should want to find themselves on God’s bad side...ever. He demands honor and no one should deny Him what He deserves. If they do, they do it at their own peril.
6. Power.
As mentioned prior, God is omnipotent and unrivaled in the magnitude of His might. No one can stand against Him and this is the God who promises He is with and for those who place their belief and trust in Him. This assurance should not only bring us comfort and peace but also to a place of praise and thanksgiving for surely if God is for us, who can stand against us (Romans 8:31)?
7. Strength.
A byproduct of God’s infinitesimal power is His unmatched, unfailing strength. This means He never tires or wanes unlike we humans. In fact, He actually can infuse His strength inside us in our times of weariness. We are told this in the closing verses of Isaiah, chapter 40:
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Vv.28-31
The angels knew and proclaimed all these attributes of admiration toward the Almighty God of all creation, seven in total and we know the number seven represents perfection in the scriptures and so we end up with perfect worship and reverence for a perfect God through a set of perfect elements.
Let’s all join with the angels and follow their lead, joining with them in saying, “Amen!”
In Christ,
Mark
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