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Daily Devotion: Revelation 19:1, 4-5, 6

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Revelation 19:1     "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God"

Revelation 19:4-5     "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.  (5)  And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great."

Revelation 19:6     "And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."

In many places, we hear Jesus saying, "He that hath ears, let him hear." He, of course, is speaking of having spiritual ears that hear more than just an audible sound. Any person with good listening ability can hear audible sounds and even identify most of them.  But in order to hear the deeper meaning of God's Word, we must be given Spiritual life and a heart that is capable of hearing beyond the audible. God inspired the Prophet Ezekiel to write it in this manner, "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh." It is with this new heart and new spirit that we are given the ability to hear the deeper meanings of God's Holy Word. For instance, in today's verses we see John saying more than once that he heard something. He heard "much people in heaven" giving glory unto the Lord. He heard "the four and twenty elders and the four beasts" speaking in full agreement to the worship of the people in heaven. He heard "a voice out of heaven." But then John heard "the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings" giving all glory and praise unto the Lord: "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."

These are not things that John's physical ears heard; rather when we go back to the beginning of the visions. we see John "was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard..." (Revelation 1:10) How do I say this in a way that makes sense to us? The omnipotent God uses His omnipotent power to give us the ability to hear the grand truth of His omnipotence. We cannot, from the heart, see, understand, or speak of the great power of God without first being given the Spirit of God whereby we are able to begin to comprehend. His power goes beyond anything we can see or imagine; yet, He is pleased to share a portion of Himself with us. How do we see that?  I encourage you to read Ephesians 1:15-23 and pay close attention to the fact that God is the One Who gives "unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him." Again, I want to spend time this weekend contemplating the goodness and greatness of our God. Will you join me?

"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!" (Romans 11:33)

Thank you, Lord, for revealing yourself to us!

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