Day 98 – The Throne of Heaven – Revelation 4:1-7:17
This is a rather lengthy section, regarding the worship occurring at this very moment in heaven. How would our life perspective change remembering the awesome worship, which as this passage notes, affects the world each and every moment?
In Christ,
Randy
If we knew the importance of worship and how pleasing it is to God, would we bow down & worship more?
ReplyDeleteAn interesting point. The issue on some level lies on the literal nature of reading a passage like this versus the overall flow of the passage. What is the world view presented in this picture of worship? Worship is important, whether the exact actions are critical, maybe.
ReplyDeleteWe often fail to recognize the transformtational nature of worship, not as much on us, but on the world around us. That is the message of this passage.
I have been to Orthodox worship services where the physical actions are important to the worship. One can have quite a workout at a Orthodox service during Lent, when these actions become even more pronounced. My observation of attending these services is that the actions themselves become may become idols, with people more concerned about "proper" procedure.
On the other hand, the bowing has an important symbolic function, that we bow are hearts toward God.
There is a fine liturgical line between these type of issues to think about. Worship can not be sloppy nor can it become so codified that it has no meaning beyond some magic ritual.
Pastor Randy