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You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11
As believers in the Lord Jesus, the presence of the Lord is always with us (see Hebrews 13:5; Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:6,8).
There are times, however, both individually and as His people gathered together, when the sense of His presence becomes an awesome reality to us.
Knowing Him
It is being in the presence of someone that we get to know them better. The Holy Spirit has been sent to make known to us, in increasing measure, what the Lord is like.
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better” Ephesians 1:17 (see Colossians 1:10; John 14:26; 2 Corinthians 3:16-18).
An awesome God
“ ...the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God” Deuteronomy 7:21 (see also Nehemiah 1:5; Daniel 9:4).
Every revelation of the Lord that comes to us by His Holy Spirit, results in our worship of Him, for God is an awesome God.
Worshipping acceptably
“Therefore…let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 12:28-29.
In the splendor of His holiness
“…worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness” Psalm 29:2 (see 2 Chronicles 20:21).
As we worship in His presence, by the Holy Spirit, the revelation of His holiness effects us in two ways:
• Reverence — humble respect, honor
• Awe — struck with absolute wonder.
Many times an awesome silence will come upon us, as the awareness of God in His glory and holiness fills us (see Habakkuk 2:20; Daniel 10:4-19).
Ascribing the glory due to Him“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name…” Psalm 96:8 (see 1 Chron.16:28-29; Ps.29:1-2).
True worship ascribes – declares, and gives to the Lord – what is already His.
“…Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be
to our God for ever and ever. Amen!” Rev.7:12.
Worshipping the Lamb
“Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the centre of the throne…Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!’” Rev.5:6,13.
Forever, throughout all eternity, we will be acknowledging the wonder of our salvation and His great love for us, and worshipping the Lamb upon the Throne.
Copyright © 1999 Paul Collins, Bunty Collins and David Collins. A ministry of Fountaingate Christian Foundation.
As believers in the Lord Jesus, the presence of the Lord is always with us (see Hebrews 13:5; Matthew 28:20; Deuteronomy 31:6,8).
There are times, however, both individually and as His people gathered together, when the sense of His presence becomes an awesome reality to us.
Knowing Him
It is being in the presence of someone that we get to know them better. The Holy Spirit has been sent to make known to us, in increasing measure, what the Lord is like.
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better” Ephesians 1:17 (see Colossians 1:10; John 14:26; 2 Corinthians 3:16-18).
An awesome God
“ ...the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God” Deuteronomy 7:21 (see also Nehemiah 1:5; Daniel 9:4).
Every revelation of the Lord that comes to us by His Holy Spirit, results in our worship of Him, for God is an awesome God.
Worshipping acceptably
“Therefore…let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 12:28-29.
In the splendor of His holiness
“…worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness” Psalm 29:2 (see 2 Chronicles 20:21).
As we worship in His presence, by the Holy Spirit, the revelation of His holiness effects us in two ways:
• Reverence — humble respect, honor
• Awe — struck with absolute wonder.
Many times an awesome silence will come upon us, as the awareness of God in His glory and holiness fills us (see Habakkuk 2:20; Daniel 10:4-19).
Ascribing the glory due to Him“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name…” Psalm 96:8 (see 1 Chron.16:28-29; Ps.29:1-2).
True worship ascribes – declares, and gives to the Lord – what is already His.
“…Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be
to our God for ever and ever. Amen!” Rev.7:12.
Worshipping the Lamb
“Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the centre of the throne…Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!’” Rev.5:6,13.
Forever, throughout all eternity, we will be acknowledging the wonder of our salvation and His great love for us, and worshipping the Lamb upon the Throne.
Copyright © 1999 Paul Collins, Bunty Collins and David Collins. A ministry of Fountaingate Christian Foundation.
