BEHOLD OUR GOD

 

May 3, 2024



Revelation 4:11


“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”

BEHOLD OUR GOD

Behold. It’s a great word isn’t it. We said in our Monday devotion that the word behold means more than just looking at someone or something. It means to give your full attention to experiencing and understanding the wonder of the person or thing that has caught your gaze.

So, to behold our good and gracious God means to gaze upon Him, with full attention and wonder. To behold our good and gracious God means to know Him more intimately, to hear His voice more clearly, to seek Him more earnestly, to be more aware of our sin and His grace, to put Him in His rightful and exalted place in our lives, to welcome Him as the leader of our lives. To transform our prayer lives so that we listen more and talk less, to long to sit with Him in the still as a good and trusted friend, to enjoy life in his presence more.

That is why our verse today is inviting us to an act of worship as we declare, “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”

We know that we are not in control of things. What if the practice of beholding our creator would give us strength and perspective in all areas of life. So that no matter what comes our way, we would be able to be at rest in God’s power and presence within us! Imagine a life where we continuously recognize our place before the almighty God. You not the place that acknowledges "you are God and we are not." Imagine a life where we seek God’s wisdom above the wisdom of this world. Imagine a life where we look to our Creator for direction on the things we should fill our life with. Imagine a life lived in wholehearted gratitude for His unfailing love. Imagine a life where we delight in His joy, His goodness, and His love forever.

I want in on that don’t you? Let us behold our heavenly Father together, today and everyday.

Have a listen to the song below as a starting point today,