Revelation 5:9-10

9 And they sang a new song:

'You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because You were slaughtered,
and You redeemed people
for God by Your blood
from every tribe and language
and people and nation.
10 You made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they will reign on the earth.'
Revelation 5:9-10

What is the point of life? It is to be prepared to hear this song.

One way to look at life is to say that the whole reason we are here is
to make sure we are 'there' to sing the song: we must be standing near
enough to Christ's throne to hear the Elders singing (Rev 4:8; 5:8).
The peals of thunder and rumblings (Rev 4:5) would scare any who were
not specifically invited to see the spectacle (for that matter it
might send some fear down the spine of some who are).

Perhaps more importantly however, you must be prepared to want to hear
this song. If you are not one of the 'purchased' then you won't want
to hear about the Lamb being slain. That Event meant thedownfall of
your 'father'; it meant the downfall of your way of life.

Lastly, you will want to hear that this Almighty God, about Whom this
song is being sung, only if you are one who longs to be one of the
'priests to serve our God'.

No, I am afraid that Heaven simply will be Hell for those who don't
long to join in with the Elders singing this new song. So, one of the
whole purposes in life is going to be for you and me to prepare our
souls to desire, to long to be able to bear this song sung. May you
be one of those near me.

Father, thank you for this glipse into Your Heaven.
Son, thank You that You made Yourself worthy to take the scroll.
Spirit, thank You that You gave John this experience so that through
it I might have the encouragement of hope (Rom 15:4).

Sing this song in your heart today.

Warming my tonsils along with you!
Pastor Greg