“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the creatures and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing” (Revelation 5:11-12).

Soon after the church arrives in Heaven, the Lord Jesus is going to receive the Title Deed to the earth from His Father. It will be a grand celebration when all of the residents of Heaven fall before the Lord Jesus and worship Him. It was a wonderful prayer meeting that night at the First Baptist Church. Young Pastor Kenward stood before the faithful flock and said, “Folks, I want to share something with you that is upon my heart. I have been paying particular attention in the last few weeks, and it appears to me that we have a growing lack of worship in our beloved church. From the platform I can see people who whisper through most of the service. I am seeing a growing amount of giggling and laughing as well as note-passing throughout a good deal of the message. Folks, there is a glorious worship service coming when we face-to-face will worship our awesome God. But today we have the same privilege of worshipping Him by faith. I want us to ask the Lord to help us to focus much more on why we come on Sunday mornings.” A hush fell on that group as the chairman of the deacons stood and said, “I thank the Lord that we have a pastor who loves us enough to tell us the truth. I, for one, want to be among those who truly focus on worship.” One after another stood and confessed their lackadaisical attitudes and disrespectful actions. Believe me, the worship services were never the same after that. It was not that young Pastor Kenward became a better preacher overnight. It was that the congregation became better worshippers collectively.

For today: Ask the Lord to prepare your heart for corporate worship on the weekend and personal worship today!