Monday September 19

Holy, Holy, Holy . . .

Though the book of Revelation still holds many mysteries, the dominant motif comes through time and time again, and that is, of worship. All through Revelation are scenes of various beings worshiping the Lord.
Read the following texts. What can we learn about worship from what appears in them? What themes appear here that we have seen throughout this quarter?
Rev. 4:8–11______________________________________________
Rev. 5:8–14______________________________________________
Rev. 7:9–12______________________________________________
Rev. 11:15–19____________________________________________
Rev. 15:1–4______________________________________________
Rev. 19:1–5______________________________________________
Among all the things that Revelation can teach us, one thing should stand out: what happens on earth impacts heaven, and what happens in heaven impacts earth. Heaven and earth are, as we have been told, closer than we might think. Revelation shows us just how close. Indeed, time and again the beings in heaven are worshiping God for what He has done on earth.
What, too, are the themes of praise and worship seen here but themes we have been looking at all quarter? The Lord as Creator, the Lord as Redeemer, the Lord as Judge. He is praised for His holiness, He is praised for the shedding of His blood, He is praised and worshiped for His power, for His might, and for His honor. He is praised for His justice and judgment and for the salvation He offers.
Think again through the plan of salvation, of what it means and what God has given us through it. Don’t we have so much to praise Him for? Whatever your struggles, whatever your trials, take time every day to praise the Lord for all that you have to be thankful about. It will change your life.
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Sebagaimana tercatat bahawa mahkluk disurga menyembah Tuhan atas apa yang Dia capai untuk bumi ini. Tapi kita di bumi belum pandai menghargaiNya dan seterusnya menyembah Dia. Masih mundar-mandir mencari tuhan masing-masing di dunia. Kita tidak perlu mengejar dan mencari Dia sebab Dia yang telah datang menemui dan menyelamatkan kita!

Satu persoalan saya..Adakah di syurga itu dipenuhi oleh penyembahan? Setiap hari, setiap jam hanya menyembah Tuhan?

p/s. di syurga mungkin tiada istilah hari atau jam..tetapi tetap ada pengiraan waktu..

Persoalan kau payah mau kasi ulas. Sini bumi kita ada hari Sabat sebab memperingatkan kita bahawa kita adalah ciptaanNya dan bumi serta cakrawala dicipta dalam 6 hari. Hari Sabat dimintaNya disucikan bukan juga kerana kita perlu rehat selepas disuruh bekerja enam hari, tapi untuk kita memisahkan hari Sabat itu istimewa untuk bersama Tuhan dan melakukan untuk Tuhan.