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Sunday, October 02, 2022

Worship is "Worth-ship"

We know that there won't be any dogs in heaven (Rev 22:15), but there will be cats. How else will they make harp strings? No, that was a joke. We do know that harps are mentioned in Revelation (although nothing about fat cherubs sitting on clouds playing them), but are you aware that there will be singing there, too?

One big one is found in Revelation 5. In this scene the Lion who is the Lamb has taken the book with seven seals and heaven -- "many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands" (Rev 5:11) -- breaks into singing.
"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever." (Rev 5:12-13)
(Huh. How about that? Not singing; saying. Well, okay.)

The point is not the singing or saying. The point is not harps. The point is the Lamb. He is identifed as the One that was slain. He is worthy to receive it all. And they -- "every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them" -- offer it all to Him "forever and ever."

It's Sunday. It's the Lord's Day. Surely we can participate in that once a week. More would be better. Daily would be grand. Because He is worthy.

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