SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
4/12/2015 6:28 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Location and
Action
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Revelation
7:9b-10
Message of the
verses: We will look at two key
words in our Spiritual Diary for today as stated above we will look at the
words “location” and “action.”
Revelation 7:9b:
“standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” We are speaking of the location of these
saints which John speaks of in Rev. 7:9-17.
In the fifth chapter of Revelation and verse nine we read
“"Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were
slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue
and people and nation.” As we look at
this group of believers who are now in heaven we can see that this promise has
been fulfilled in their lives for this group is from every tribe and nation and
now they are standing before the throne of God and also before the Lamb of God. In his commentary on this partial verse John
MacArthur writes that these are the same group that we meet earlier, those who
were praying for God to bring His wrath on those who had slain them for the
cause of Christ. God’s wrath is now
being poured out on some of those who have committed these crimes.
Action: Revelation
7:10 “and they cry out with
a loud voice, saying, "Salvation to our God who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb."”
We see a lot of loud things happening in heaven as we
read through the book of Revelation, especially loud voices: “Revelation 5:12 “saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is
the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and
honor and glory and blessing."”
Rev. 6:10 “and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and
true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell
on the earth?"” Rev. 11:12 and 15 “And
they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here."
Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. Then the seventh angel sounded; and there
were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become
the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and
ever."” Rev. 12:10 “Then I heard a loud voice in heaven,
saying, "Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and
the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been
thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night.” Rev. 14:7 “and he said with a loud voice,
"Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come;
worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of
waters."” Rev. 16:1 “Then I heard a loud voice from the
temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the
seven bowls of the wrath of God."”
Rev. 19:1 “After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in
heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our
God;” Rev. 21:3 “And I heard a
loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God
is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and
God Himself will be among them.” Now as
we look at Psalms 66:1 and 100:1 we will see that the Lord likes loud
praise: “Shout joyful praises to God,
all the earth! (NLT) “Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth (NIV).”
The last time we saw this group they were asking for
vengeance, by now we see them praising the Lord with loud voices and bringing
glory to His name. John MacArthur writes
“Salvation is the theme of their worship, as it is throughout Revelation. In his vision of God’s throne recorded in
Rev. 5:8-10 John noted: “8 When He had taken the book, the four living
creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one
holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the
book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with
Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. 10 “You have
made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the
earth."”
We can see through this short study that there will be a
lot of giving praise with loud voices in heaven, for our Lord is worthy of all
the praise and glory given to Him for He is the One who has made salvation
possible.
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: One of the things
that I pray daily for after I put my Spiritual Diaries onto my blogs is that
the Lord will receive honor and glory from them, that people may be saved
through this ministry, that believers may grow as a result of this ministry,
and that believers may have revival in their hearts as a result of this
ministry, and as a result of all of this that the Lord would receive glory.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
To love the Lord with all of my heart,
soul, mind, and strength, and to learn more about the love that the Lord has
for me and live in that Love.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “Flesh.”
Today’s Bible
question: “Who said, ‘Not so, be he
shall be called John?” Watch out for
this one.
Answer in our Next SD.
4/12/2015 7:05 AM
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