“You Alone Are Holy”
I saw in heaven another great and miraculous sign. Seven angels
were about to bring the seven last plagues. The plagues would complete God's
anger.
Then
I saw something that looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Standing beside
the sea were those who had won the battle over the beast. They had also
overcome his statue and the number of his name. They held harps given to them
by God.
They
sang the song of Moses, who served God, and the song of the Lamb. They sang,
"Lord God who rules over all, everything you do is great and wonderful.
King of the ages, your ways are true and fair. Lord, who will not have respect
for you? Who will not bring glory to your name? You alone are holy. All nations
will come and worship you. They see that the things you do are right."
After
this I looked, and the temple was opened in heaven. The temple is the holy tent
where the tablets of the covenant were kept.
Out
of the temple came the seven angels who were bringing the seven plagues. They
were dressed in clean, shining linen. They wore gold strips of cloth around
their chests.
Then
one of the four living creatures gave seven golden bowls to the seven angels.
The bowls were filled with the anger of God, who lives for ever and ever. The
temple was filled with smoke that came from the glory and power of God. No one
could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were
completed.
Revelation 15:1-8
We should not use words like breathtaking, awesome,
incomparable, unless those words really do fit. Creation was like that. God
created everything we see today. If we apply our own rules, we shouldn’t even
be here. After all, we look at things with a beginning and an end. God was here
before the beginning and will remain after our end.
God allowed free choice. He created a work of art. And His
solution for our waywardness was unimaginable. He paid the price for us, by
sending His own Son here to die for our sins.
Praise the Lord.
We have all eternity to praise God –
begin today.
Our Daily Bread –