Day 94

“the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and they will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, ¹¹ “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” Rev 4:10-11 NASB.

When you open a Bible for the first time you find poetry and songs, prophecy and proverbs, but mainly narrative– a story of sorts. It is the history of a people, but it is more than this. It is the history of a nation in relationship with God. It is not so much the history of a nation as it is the history of the acts of God. The Bible is one narrative describing how the Eternal God of the Universe has dealt with this planet in rebellion. It details our way of escape from this orbiting cemetery.

We often think of worship as a time when some preacher reminds us of what we’re supposed to do. But biblical worship is not about what we should do, it was about what God has done. “He has caused his wonders to be remembered. ” (Ps111:4, NIV) When Israel recounted what God had done for them, their relationship with God was enhanced. But more than this the acts of God were powerful acts, acts that changed history in a mighty way. In rehearsing these acts, the power of the original act was rekindled. God would again break into history and change things for the better. When the Israelites recounted His deeds in the past, God became real to them in the present.

When your spiritual experience appears to go dry, recount the works of God in the past. Remember your salvation is not based on how you feel. Tell yourself, “be my feeling what they will Jesus is my saviour still.” When going to church is a chore, that is the time you most need to go. If  Covid19 has locked us away from corporate worship then worship through His word. God will do mighty things through this. Jesus said, “persevere to the end.” Hang in there through the ups and downs, because the final “up” is out of this world!