Pst. E.A. Adeboye 30 December
LEARNING FROM HEAVEN'S WORSHIP
Memorise: And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be
base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of
them shall I be had in honour. 2 Samuel 6:22
Read: 2 Samuel 6:20-22
Heaven is a place of order so we as heavenly citizens living
here on earth are expected to do things decently and in order {1 Corinthians
14:40). Speaking of order, there is an arrangement that is noticeable around
God's throne (Revelation 4:7-11). "First you have the Throne of God with
God on it. Next to Him are the four living creatures, followed by the 24 thrones
and the 24 elders. What do the four living creatures do?-They praise God for
His holiness, His almightiness and His agelessness. And each time they do this,
the 24 eiders come down from their thrones, remove their crowns, lay the crowns
at the feet of the Almighty and praise and worship Him. They truly know how to
worship God and I believe you should learn from them.
First, when it is time to worship God, leave your throne. This
implies you have to forget your position, off ice or title before you can truly
worship Him. You have to empty yourself of who you are. If you come before God
in your majestic stride as a king, president, governor, etc, you cannot truly
worship God because to you and in your mind, you will want to equate yourself
with God saying: "After all, just as God has subjects, so do I, only that
His are more than mine". Anytime you worship God with the full
consciousness of your status, your worship is laden with pride and it cannot be
accepted. Also, lay down your crown - your authority, power and all your
achievements or else they will paint your worship in bad colours. Lay your
crowns at His feet by subordinating your power, glory, achievement and position
to God. Let Him know He gave these to you and that without Him you are nothing.
If you fail to submit these, you will struggle with worship. Thereafter, you
can sing and praise Him, call Him His names and titles. One person who knew how
to worship God like the 24 elders was David. When he worshiped God, he forgot
he was a king. There was a time he dropped his crown and danced like a
commoner. How do you worship God today?
KEY POINT
If you come with pride into God's presence, you have not come to
worship God but yourself.
Almighty God ...............
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