FBC Daily Devotions

Well, Ly and I made it back safely Saturday evening. It was a relaxing time simply resting in awe of the beauty of the Mexican Caribbean. But as beautiful as that may be, it will pale in comparison to the presence of God. The response of so many from every tongue and tribe, the worship of all of creation attests to the magnificence of what will one day be a reality for us.

Mako Kato did a wonderful job with the devotions last week, wouldn’t you agree? He gives us one more from last week’s passage that didn’t get published so here it for today’s devotion. May God bless the meditation of His word.

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Read Revelation 5:11-14.

July 4^th is upon us.  We’ve seen the spectacle.  Watched the reds, whites and blues light up the sky.  Heard the resounding booms as firework after firework is launched into the darkness.

July 4^th is about as big as gets on this earth.

Imagine how much bigger the scene that John describes is.

Myriads and Myriads and thousands of thousands of angels (ESV, NASB).  The NIV calls the number thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand.

Imagine all of them praising God, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing” (Rev. 5:12 ESV).

I have a feeling the angels sing better and louder than anything on this earth.

And then if that wasn’t loud enough or beautiful enough, every creature, everywhere praises the Father and the Son, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” (Rev. 5:13 ESV)

This Independence Day, as we watch the fireworks in awe, remember John’s vision of every creature praising God.  That calls for a bigger celebration than a celebration of our Independence from England.  After all, which is a bigger cause for rejoicing: independence from England, or independence from death?

July 4^th is a good as day as any to say you’re proud to be an American, but do you take the same pride in your heavenly citizenship?  Are we proud to be followers of Christ?

We can sing “God Bless America,” and He has, but do we take the same pride in singing praise to God?

So let’s sing: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and forever!”   Amen.