CELEBRATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOD
If you had the opportunity to spend the evening with any person who’s ever lived, whom would you choose?
WHAT WILL WE DO IN HEAVEN?
WORSHIP
REST
WALK WITH GOD
RECEIVE
WORK
REIGN
I PRESENCE of God
Psalm 63:1
1 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You
earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
His PRESENCE
= satisfaction
His ABSENCE = thirst
and longing
The wonder of our redemption will be to be welcomed into
the very presence of our Lord and see Him face-to-face.
Hebrews
Revelation 21:3 – “God HIMSELF will be with them.”
II PEERING at God
I John 3:2 – “ We
shall see Him just as He is.”
Job 19: 25-27
II Corinthians 3:18
18But we
all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are
being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the
Lord, the Spirit.
God’s
glory will fill and permeate the entire Heaven.
Thus, wherever we go in Heaven, we will be in the immediate presence of
the full glory of God. Wherever we go,
we will enjoy the complete manifestation of God’s presence. Throughout all eternity, we will never be
separated from direct, unhindered fellowship with God.
III PRAISE to God
a. MULTITUDES
Revelation
7: 9-12
9 After
these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count,
from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the
throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in
their hands; 10 and
they cry out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation to our God who sits on
the throne, and to the Lamb." 11
And all the angels were standing around
the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell
on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,
"Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power
and might, be to our God forever and ever Amen."
b.
MAGNIFICENCE
c.
MULTI-FACETED
·
Rejoicing – Rev.
12:12;
·
Singing and making
music – Rev. 5:8-9; 14:1-3; 15: 1-3
·
Escalation of praise –
Rev. 1:6 à
Revelation 7:12
The singing isn’t ritual, but SPONTANEOUS
praise
– Rev. 5: 11-14. If someone rescued
you and your family from terrible harm, especially at great cost to himself, no
one would need to tell you, “Better say thank you.” On your own, you would shower him with
praise. Even more will you sing your Saviour’s praises and tell of His life-saving deeds.
d.
MOTIVATED by love
We’ll
never lose our fascination for God as we get to know Him better. The thrill of knowing Him will never
subside. Even on this sin cursed earth,
our world is full of PRAISE-
PROMPTERS.
In
Heaven, worshipping God won’t be restricted to a time posted on a sign, telling
us when to start and stop. It will
permeate our lives, energize our bodies, and fuel our imaginations.
PRAISE PRAYER____________
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