LEARNING DAILY

 

Revelation 4:8, The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”

 

John has just finished writing letters to the seven churches and finds himself in heaven (raptured) to see wonderful and amazing things. He finds himself seeing the throne of God where astonishing creatures were leading worship day and night, continuous worship saying “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” What a glorious scene this is. I imagine the not only the four living creatures singing praise and honor to God but all the angels and all the saints of heaven joined in! These heavenly worship leaders were created to worship God continuously; they never tire because God’s glory is endless, without limit. As we walk the narrow way and prepare to enter God’s kingdom, we prepare to join this heavenly worship because His glory will be there for eternity and will never lose its wonder.

 

Holiness is an eternal attribute of God; His holiness will never change! Holiness comes from the Greek word hagios which means “separate, holy”. God is completely separate from all of creation and all evil; He is total purity and holiness. The repetition of the word holy adds emphasis to God’s nature. His holiness and purity are the first quality John encounters as he enters the throne room, into the awesome presence of God. “It is His almighty power (Lord God Almighty) and the knowledge that He has always existed (Lord God Almighty) that guarantees His holiness (Holy, holy, holy) will triumph over all evil in human history and in the universe” (LSSB).

 

Isaiah 6 describes the calling of Isaiah to be God’s prophet. It describes the seraphim as those heavenly creatures leading the worship in heaven just as John saw and wrote about. Isaiah saw himself as an unclean man, one not worthy of being able to join the seraphim in their song of worship and praise. As we saw with the very simple and brief thoughts on the tabernacle, those who place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ will be cleansed and purified to join in the song(s) of worship when they get to heaven. Yet, we do not have to wait until then. Because of the blood of Jesus, we can understand God’s glory, be in awe of Him, and reverently worship Him right now. The vail has been torn away, and all Believers can come boldly before Him to “worship in Spirit and truth”. Do not wait! He desires you to worship Him, to show your love for Him and to express your gratitude for His salvation, for choosing you to be in His family for eternity. He deserves our best; He expects us to walk with Him, growing in our understanding of His will and allowing His light to shine brightly through us to all people.

 

You do not have to wait to join with the worship of heaven. Do so today with the way you think, speak, and live your life as you walk the narrow way to eternal life in His kingdom.   

 

From now on DJSB will be used to note information or quotes from the David Jeremiah Study Bible and LSSB will refer to information and quotes from the Life in the Spirit Study Bible.