"You are worthy O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created." v11 Revelation 4:9-11 NKJV
Endlessly, the living creatures in heaven worship God giving Him glory, honour and thanks. He is worthy of our praise and requires it from each one of us.
In verse 10, the 24 elders fall down before Him to worship and it says that, they cast their crowns before the throne. What this is saying is, they offer up everything to God - all they have and have done and, live for Him only. He has the Majesty, not them.
Let's consider this and look at Charles Spurgeon's notes on this matter:
'We must ask ourselves if we have learned to cast our crowns at the Saviour's feet. Have we anything that we call our own, or good things that we have done to boast of? Have we been industrious and feel we deserve esteem and honour as an acknowledgement of our distinguished services? No one in glory will ever say, 'I have done well, I deserve credit and honour.' Quite the reverse. It is the mark of God's children that, the more beautiful they are, the more uncomely they think themselves. The one who gives all glory to God and takes no glory himself, is the one who is on the road to heaven.'
There it is in a nutshell. This is what is known as casting your crowns at His feet. It is so easy when we have worked hard for God and everything has gone well, when someone comes up and says, 'Well done, that was great'. We all want and need, encouragement but not at the cost of taking the glory off Jesus and glowing in pride ourselves. It can be difficult for a preacher who has just delivered a first class sermon where lots of people have responded. It makes the preacher feel good and, that's ok but, when people offer compliments, it is far better to just give the credit to God. This avoids any swelling with pride. It's the same for worship leaders, worship bands and of course anyone else involved in ministry.
So therefore, cast your crown at Jesus' feet and give Him the glory in everything you do. Remember how puffed up Lucifer became, wanting to be equal with God. Don't steal God's glory. Give Him your praise and your crown.
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