THURSDAY
For the two weeks of the campaign I want to emphasize worship in the devotional. Revelation is full of worship. I believe John received this 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 need to be worshippers. They need 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. So the application after each day’s devotional will be the same—worship God in light of his majesty revealed in this text.
Philippians 2:5–11 (NIV)
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.