Heaven Fall Down

            As a child my understanding of heaven was a place far, far, far, away—out of our earthly and physical realm—another reality. Grandma and Grandpa went there when they passed away and the God of the universe resides there with His angels who are constantly worshipping Him and doing His bidding.

These ideas are all true and all biblical based except for one very crucial idea. When we worship God, is He so far away in heaven that we have to shout and scream so he can hear us?

In this context Heaven is not far, far, far, away. Heaven is where God resides. Where His throne room (from Rev 4,5) is centered in the heavenly courts. The throne room is the place of power and the place where all of creation worships and adores the Eternal One.

In Revelation 4, the writer John hears a voice calling him to come up to that same throne room where God resides. The first thing he describes in dazzling detail, is someone sitting on the throne and all the glory around that being.

He tells of Angels and “living creatures” constantly worshipping him day and night saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”

Those around God worshipped Him for who He was. Later they worship Jesus, the Lamb that was slain (God’s son, equal to God) for being the only one worthy to die for humanity and ultimately save us from eternal death. What does this have to do with us, and why all the talk of heaven?

The worship around the throne room should be no different then how we worship God everyday. We have the privilege to gather weekly, and as a community of believers and worshippers praise God for who He is (Psalm 18), and what He has done. This is a great honor! And what we were created to do.

I would encourage you when you think of heaven, think of it as God’s presence. Where He is. When you and I worship Him, we are simply joining in with all of creation who is already worshipping Him (Psalm 19)!

“Heaven Fall Down” — by Phil Wickham. This is a new song I will lead (10/23/11) for the main worship service. When you sing this song I would encourage you to reflect on this idea: Heaven is not far away. Heaven is here when we do what we were meant to do. 

Link to the song :  \”Heaven Fall Down\”