Read the wonderful fifth chapter of Revelation until your heart is possessed by this one great thought: all heaven falls prostrate, the elders cast their crowns before the throne, and the Lamb reigns in the midst of the praises and love of His ransomed ones and of all creation.
Book, The Secret of the Abiding Presence by Andrew Murray
I see that I can’t grasp the enormity of God, that I don’t understand the reverence I am to have for Jesus that I might bow down. That I keep bringing God down to my size rather than me coming to him in worship of his majesty. How arrogant of me Lord that I question whether or not you are able or desire to guide me, protect me, provide for me according to your will. For the entire universe including mankind was created by you and all history is your attempt to draw us back to you because of your love for us and for me. It’s like my arrogant behavior says “Lord, this is my world and I need your help to manage it the way I see fit.” Lord, forgive me for my attitude for my irreverence, for my arrogance.
Oh Lord, how small I have made you in my mind. How disrespectful I have been to you. I am truly sorry.
If I say you are Lord, I then need to know who it is that I am speaking to. You, Lord, the almighty God and creator of the universe. No one deserves to be bowed down to but you Lord. I admit that I chose to keep you small in my mind because I am small and selfish and need to know I can come to you with my small trivial needs and wants. If I fully understand your majestic being, then I fear I will become insignificant to you.
A thought just came to me that the entire bible and earth and its story is about you and your children. So, everything is about you and us. Nothing is more important to you than us, your children. All you want is for us to come home to you.
I think sometimes that we are just a side agenda in that you have a much more busy day running the universe. We are your agenda. The only item on your list. That is why all you ask of us is to love you and love your children. That’s is your agenda. We are to leave the rest of story up to you.
I still wrestle with how to bow down in total awe of you while at the same time have this deep personal father son like relationship.
Today, may I be in awe, be amazed, be pleasantly fearful, be respectful, be humbled, be on my knees before you, for I know even in this posture of which you deserve to see, I will feel the warmth of your spirit touching my heart with a love that will remind me that I am yours.
Just a Thought…
