heaven

Tonight I was listening to my pandora hymns station and heard this song called Worthy is the Lamb by hillsong. It made me think of heaven, and Rev. chapter 5 where no one is found worthy to open the scrolls except the Lamb. I just think of being in that room with John who is recalling everything God is showing him, and he says that he wept and wept because no one on heaven or on earth was found worthy of opening them...he probably felt  truly hopeless and completely empty. Until Christ is worthy! I cant comprehend His perfection and humility to be slain for us. It really painted a picture to me of our unworthiness, of how imperfect we are, but how amazing God is that He would make Himself a man so that we have hope and a real deep relationship with Him now...based on nothing but what was done for us by Jesus. 

"Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:    “You are worthy to take the scroll     and to open its seals,  because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God     persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.   You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,     and they will reignon the earth.”  Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying:    “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”


lyrics of the song.

Thank you for the cross Lord
thank you for the price you paid
bearing all my sin and shame
in love you came,
and gave amazing grace


Thank you for this love Lord
thank you for the nail-pierced hands
washed me in your cleansing flow,
now all i know,
your forgiveness and embrace


Worthy is the Lamb!
seated on the throne
I crown you now with many crowns
you reign victorious!
High and lifted up
Jesus son of God
the treasure of heaven crucified
worthy is the lamb
worthy is the lamb