A Throne In Heaven
After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“‘Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to
him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before
him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They
lay their crowns before the throne and say:
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory
and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
Revelation
4:1-11
When life is
pleasant, time passes all too quickly. Give a person a task they enjoy, or a
person whose company they love, and time seems irrelevant.
Think about
the scenes in your life. A vacation at the Grand Canyon, or
Like the four
creatures, we were designed to glorify God. Our lives will never be boring if
we’re focusing our attention on Him and fulfilling that purpose.
A
heart in tune with God can’t help but sing His praise.
Our Daily Bread – August 10, 2014