WEDNESDAY
For the two weeks of the campaign, I want to emphasize worship in the devotional. Revelation is full of worship. I believe John received these visions and shared them as he did because he knew if Christians were to be faithful, allegiant, prophetic witnesses for Jesus in the shadow of empire, they needed to be worshippers. They needed to have this glorious picture of the exalted Christ and worship him as such to resist the counterfeit glory of the empire.
So, for these two weeks I am going to look at some texts that reveal the glory of God. Most of these will be texts referenced in Revelation that I didn’t have time to explore thoroughly. I am doing this with the sole intent of expanding your vision of God and his glory so that you will deepen your worship of Him. The application after each day’s devotional will be the same—worship God in light of his majesty revealed in this text.
Romans 11:33–36 (NIV)
Doxology
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.