“There before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, ‘Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.’ At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it”. Revelation 4:1-2
Lord Jesus, of all the gifts you could give your Bride-in-waiting, none is more precious, always-timely, and peace-giving than the truth, goodness, and beauty contained in Revelation 4. What value would we possibly place on these three gifts? An open-door gaze into the grandeur and worship of eternity. A clear sighting of heaven’s occupied throne—not, empty chair. An affirmation of your sovereignty over everything in every place until you return. Humbled and in awe, we offer our, “Hallelujah!”
We are so glad, Jesus, you deal in “must-ness,” not “might-ness”—in Kingdom actualities, not circumstantial possibilities. There’s no trial and error in the courts of heaven; there’s just eternal plans with providentially-timed execution. We may not like the timing, but we are so glad nothing’s been left to mere chance. This isn’t fatalism, it’s “Fatherly-ness”—God our Father reigns, and God our Father loves. That is enough.
This doesn’t make life easy or mystery-free, but it does make it good and worth the wait. It doesn’t mean we live stress-void, but we can live peace-full—confident that our Father will complete the good work he began in us, and in all of creation.
Ongoing international crises and conflicts, upcoming surgeries and transitions, didn’t-see-that-one-coming surprises and disappointments—Jesus, help see all things by the grace-fueled light of your empty tomb and heaven’s occupied throne. So Very Amen.