They Sang A New Song ...

Are you singing a "new song" today?
Or has it been a while since you've felt able to do that?
Revelation 5:9 ... "then they sang a new song."

I don't want to take this one verse out of context but I just have to say that its words thrill me!
A NEW SONG!
In GLORY!
With our SAVIOR!
Can you picture it?

The One who was slain for our iniquities [Isaiah 4:6]; the One who purchased our redemption with His blood; the One who loved the world so much that He went to the cross for the world - IS WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE!
HALLELUJAH!!!

In Chapter 5 of the Book of Revelation we are told how John saw the angels encircling the throne the elders and living creatures singing:
V. 12 "Worthy is the Lamb , who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"
V. 13 .... 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!"

Dear ones,
O, my prayer for you today is that you are singing the redemption song here on earth today! And that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that someday you'll be in glory singing around the throne!

As I sit here writing this and contemplating His Word and what HE means to my life, I receive a phone call that another saint has gone to be with the Lord! How sad I am for family and friends - but how my heart sings for him! He is now in the heavenly realms - no more pain, no more confusion, no more suffering! Singing a new song! Praise the LORD!

Blessings sweet ones,
Resting in Him,
Ruthie

Awed Worship!

I have been studying Revelation - not to focus on the end time events and all the symbolism but to focus on the awesome God I serve. Yesterday, as I was doing some picking up and throwing out, I came across a small book I had purchased about a year ago - a study book on Revelation.
I have to share with you what I read this morning....

Author Gladys Hunt tells the story of a Dutch man who was able to observe the Dutch sovereign Queen riding in the royal carriage with King George of England. He was so eager to see his Queen. The procession passed with 200 magnificent black horses stepping in precision before the royal carriage - AND - 200 pranced behind it. (my comment - can you picture this? WOW!) After the procession passed, someone asked the young Dutchman, "Did you see your Queen? And the King?" He replied, "No. Where were they?" He had been so overwhelmed by the horses that he had completely missed the royal carriage and never saw his sovereign.

Oh, My goodness!
I read this and all I could think was, "Please don't let me miss my Sovereign."
I pray I will be awed daily .... not by events or other things - but by my gracious, faithful, compassionate, loving, just God! May this be your prayer today as well!

If I (we) study Revelation - or any Book of the Bible - for some kind of spiritual greed or need - rather than meeting with our Heavenly Father and worshipping Him in awe - then I (we) have missed the mark!

Please don't "miss the mark" loved ones! His Word is full of His Glory - I pray that the awe I felt and knew at conversion never, ever goes away! That the more I learn, the more I grow - the more in awe I stand! Thank You, Jesus!

Blessings on you today, dear friends!!!
May you "stand in awe" today! Not at the "horses" but at your Sovereign!
Ruthie

Blessed ...

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,

because the time is near.

Revelation 1:3

Did you know that there are 7 beatitudes - blessings - in the Book of Revelation?

A few years ago I discovered this fact,

prepared a Small Group Study on these Blessings.

Sometimes I pick up my Bible and just read the 7 blessings found here.

Today I want to focus for a moment just on this first one!

Jesus has promised this blessing to us if we READ, HEAR, TAKE IT TO HEART...

We must READ -

all of the Word of God.

I talked with a gal the other day who doesn't like to read

the Old Testament - finds it too gory.

I know a lady whose husband only reads what is written in red letters;

some people don't read Revelation because of all the symbolism

and they don't understand it.

We MUST READ IT ALL!

We must HEAR - uhmmm.

In order to "hear" something it must be said aloud...

maybe this means we read the Word to each other;

or we read it aloud in our quiet time.

Whatever - we must HEAR - we can hear but not really listen to something.

I am sure we are to HEAR and LISTEN!

It is only then that understanding, or change may occur.

(Some mornings I sit at my computer and the radio is on and I'm "hearing" it but I can't tell you a thing they are saying or singing -

therefore I am not listening to it).

We must TAKE IT TO HEART -

this requires obedience from us!

BELIEVE every word of His Word!

It is the Truth for our lives!

We read and hear what He has said to us and we know

that we need to make some changes -

could be in the area of forgiveness, gossiping, grumbling, etc.

When He speaks we must listen and obey!

My Prayer today is for every reader of this blog to go to the Word -

to read it - to hear with your heartstrings what God is saying to you,

and to take it to heart -

put it into action ... live your lives for Him; with Him at the center!

Blessings on you dear ones!

Resting in Him,

Ruthie