The Song of Moses and the Lamb

Then I saw in heaven another significant event, and it was great and marvelous. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God's wrath to completion. I saw before me what seemed to be a crystal sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them. And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:

"Great and marvelous are your actions,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.
Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you,
for your righteous deeds have been revealed."
(Revelation 15:1-4 NLV).

Worship renewal is ongoing throughout the church around the world. Thank God that his Spirit is stirring believers to a keener consciousness of worship as the first business of the church. After all, worship is the one ministry of the Body of Christ that will extend into eternity. We will not need programs in heaven. There will be no purpose to evangelistic sermons to the unsaved. Since there will be no sickness, tears, or death, many of the ministries we pursue here in the name of Christ will have long since served their purpose by the time we arrive home. But worship is different. With all distance and barriers removed between God and his people, we will worship then as we wish we could worship now. No distractions. No possibility of self-absorption. Only glory, honor, and praise to heaven's throne occupants!

In a brief glimpse of heavenly worship given in Scripture, the redeemed from Earth "held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb." The Song of Moses (read Exodus 15) is a song that exults in God's faithfulness and power. It recounts his mighty acts among the descendants of Abraham to deliver them from bondage and to give them a Promised Land. The Song of Moses and the Lamb (Revelation 15:3-4) is modeled on the same outline. It focuses on what God has done throughout the ages to reveal himself as the Faithful Deliverer of his people. Real worship is that which draws attention to the worthiness of God. It is not for our entertainment, but for His glory. What kind of worship do you practice? Perhaps it is time to rehearse the Song of Moses and the Lamb in your life today!