August 23 - Pentecost

Revelation 4:1-6 - It is very significant that the first thing John sees in his vision is a throne. The throne is a symbol of sovereignty and kingly rule. The throne is at the center of it all. This would have been an especially comforting picture to the churches John had written too. They were small and struggling and feared that at any time the might of Rome could come down on them and destroy. But John sees the truth. God alone has the power and glory and might. The is the positive view of the way things are and will be. Often, our view is too negative. We focus on no more hunger or thirst; no more pain or tears; no more sin death or curse. It would be more biblical, however, to focus not so much on the absences, but on the cause, the central dominating presence of God's throne and the Lamb who is worthy.