My wife encourages her middle school Bible students to draw a picture of God’s throne and symbolically placing all their problems at the foot of the throne. She has found it to be a helpful way to release her troubles into His hands.
I just read Revelation 4. There’s a lot to God’s throne. There is God’s throne, then there are 24 thrones surrounding it, each occupied by one of the “24 Elders.” And there are seven torches of fire. And lightning and thunder flashing and booming. And four “living creatures” covered with eyes, and each creature has six wings. And “day and night, they never stop saying, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come’” Revelation 4:8.
Can you imagine standing before this throne?
And then Jesus shows up:
“Then I saw One like a slaughtered Lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth” Revelation 5:6.
And the creatures and the elders sing about Him: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” Revelation 5:12.
John continues. Imagine this moment of thunderous praise and worship:
“I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and dominion to the One seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!'” Revelation 5:13.
Dear God, teach us to worship you with true AWE. Remind us to read your word so we will be reminded of your infinite power and holiness and GLORY. Teach us to pray and praise you with boldness, to be overwhelmed by you and your love and power and provision and beauty. Don’t let us be lazy in prayer, or get so comfortable that we forget whom we are talking to. May we be amazed and moved and blown away by the privilege of bringing our needs to you. Teach us to pray as we should. May we never lose a sense of awe about you and your amazing throne room. Be glorified in us today.
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