Do we ever reach a place or status where we no longer worship God? This morning as I read in Revelation, I am reminded that the answer to that question is an emphatic, NO!
“9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
‘11Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.’”
– Revelation 4:9-11 (ESV)
Notice in the above verses that the elders seated around the Lord were in a constant state of worship of our worthy Lord and Savior. There was not a sense of entitlement or looking down on others, there was only a desire to bring glory to God in all things. Here you have the highest of the high and they were still devoted fully to the glory of God only.
I have to say that as a Christian, have I the same approach? Am I bringing glory to God always as opposed to thinking about myself? I certainly hope so. I can only do what I believe it is that God would have me do and in that I will certainly bring glory to Him. I do have to remember that in my station in life, it is up to me to simply do God’s will and bring glory to Him and know that He is worthy and only He is worthy and I serve at His gracious allowance. He is worthy and I am here to worship Him.
In this world, we are all in the same position as children of God. We are here to do the work of God and bring glory to He who is worthy. Even in heaven, there is no position that falls outside of that task, even those that sit around God. We are all to bring glory to He who is worthy, Christ our King.
When you reach a higher station in life are you expecting that things will be different for you? Are you expecting that somehow the work and responsibility of worship are taken away? What if you took the approach that regardless of where you are in life, you are to still worship the one who is worthy, Christ our King?
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