Prayer – Lord, glory, glory, glory be to You, creator of everything—and
we will one day see Your glorious creation of the New Heaven and New Earth.
What a day that will be—to see You sitting on Your throne—being worshipped—by the
angels and by men. You are worthy!
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| Will you lay your crown at the Lord's throne? |
Meditate. Consider that God is worthy of our praise, glory, and
honor.
These “living beings” were not human
nor were they demonic beasts, but were likely angelic creatures. Ezekiel
describes angels in his vision to be very similar, but with even more detail
than those described by John in Revelation 4:6-7.
As I
looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge
cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was
fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like
gleaming amber. From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked
human, except that each had four faces and four wings. Their legs were
straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like
burnished bronze. Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So
each of the four beings had four faces and four wings. The wings of each living
being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight
forward in any direction without turning around. Each had a human face in the
front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left
side, and the face of an eagle at the back. Each had two pairs of outstretched
wings--one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either
side of it, and the other pair covered its body. Ezekiel
1:4-11
God is very creative in the creatures He has created—whether on
earth or in heaven. These living beings are not scary—just different from what
we see every day. Holy—and beyond our imagination for now.
God is worthy of our praise—just as these twenty-four elders
recognized that they were unworthy to be wearing crowns and placed them at the
feet of the Lord God as they worshipped Him. May we give God glory for His
creation and the grace He bestows on us.
Verse of Salvation ~ All praise to God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God
loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God
decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself
through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great
pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who
belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased
our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his
kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians
1:3-8
Knowing the Lord is what life is all about.
Knowing Him is Life.
Happy Birthday Blessings Melissa!
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