Revelation and Response

Nifty alliteration? Maybe. Life changing truth? Definitely.

We know that God is Almighty, Sovereign, Creator, Father, King and Lord of all – and when we have seen even just a glimpse of that, when we encounter God, we cannot help but respond. The unbeliever may walk away (for now!) but our response will always be one of absolute praise, thanks, wonder and worship for who He is, for what He’s done and for everything He will do. How can it be anything else?!

Isaiah is one who had such a revelation, in a life-changing throne room encounter with the Almighty God (Isaiah 6). Really, the only reasonable response Isaiah could give to seeing the holiness and the glory of the Lord Almighty was one of obedience and sacrifice: ‘Lord, I’ll go! Send me.’ You get the impression of an immediate and passionate response, one that is focussed on the ultimate purpose and plan of God, and not concerned with the details. It is a response of love, trust and devotion. And this is all God really wants - our hearts in total abandonment and worship to Him.

Oswald Chambers once said ‘Worship is giving God the best He’s given you’. What response could be a greater act of worship than giving everything to Him, for His glory and honour? Matt Redman agrees. His latest album, ‘Facedown’, and the accompanying book, are bursting with revelation and response. Matt has really caught something of the heart of God, and the overflow of his heart, his response, in the songs he has written is heartfelt and majestic. Matt writes: ‘When we catch a vision of the whole Christ, it commands a response from the very depths of our being. Worship is always in reply to revelation. As we begin to see the all-deserving worth of God, it produces an all-consuming response in us – every thought, word and deed submitted in reply to His lordship.’

Enough said. God reveals and we respond, it’s as simple as that!