Worthy is the Lamb

 

saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain

To receive power and riches and wisdom,

And strength and honour and glory and blessing!”

And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

“Blessing and honour and glory and power

Be to Him who sits on the throne,

And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” -Revelation 5:12-13

 

Who is worthy of all the things that we have been reading about? 

 

A lamb? The meekest and most humble of creatures?

 

Under the Law lambs were used for as sacrifices. Each sacrifice had to be unblemished. These sacrifices could only provide a covering for sin until God’s Lamb could fully pay the price.

 

The Lamb that was slain for our sins was the only One who could take our place on altar. He was the perfect offering because He is the only who really pay the price. All the rest of us fall short because we all sin.

 

Not only that, no-one could take His life. He had to willingly go and pay our sin debt.

 

What is He worthy of? Lets see:

 

Power

and riches

and wisdom

and strength

and honour

and glory

and blessing

 

The Lamb is worthy of all these things, and yet too often we honour something else far less worthy.

 

We find sports teams and our nations and our clubs and all other things worthy, but how often do we take the time to give our God what He is due? All we have is because of Him and all we have is His and for Him.

 

This is what ‘I surrender all’ is all about.

 

What receives our strength and riches and power and might and honour and glory and blessing? Those things belong to the Lamb – He is the One who is worth it.