“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!’” Revelation 5:13
Dear Lord Jesus, some glimpses of our future overload the circuit board of our imagination and exhaust our heart-capacity for wonder. This one verse is “exhibit A” of such consuming astonishment. Help us. Free us. Enable us to connect with these things more fully—even as John did when you gave him this vision.
For we, ourselves, are destined for the perfections and delights of life in the new heaven and new earth (Rev. 21:1-22:6). A life in which “every creature,” (not just your whole redeemed Bride), but every creature “in heaven, on earth, under the earth and in the sea” will sing to you—declaring your worth, glory, and praise. Dolphin and dogs, clams and crickets, elephants and eels, parrots and pompano… angels, anteaters, and armadillo… will all sing to you.
Wolves and lambs will live as neighbors. Cows and bears will eat together, not each other. The entire earth will be filled with your glory and intimate relationship with you (Isaiah 11:6-9). Your impossible-to-count Bride, from every nation and people group that has ever existed (Rev. 7:9-10), will love you and each other… perfectly “forever and ever.”
Jesus, you won this for us, secured it as our inheritance, guarantee it by your resurrection. Thank you seems so lame to say. Falling down before you, and rising to live, love, and worship towards that Day is so appropriate. So Very Amen.