You Are Worthy

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, all authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 

Matthew 28:18

You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.  

Revelation 4:11 

Christ has all authority on earth and in heaven. The second portion of our text derives from a scene John describes as occurring in heaven. John sees Christ on the throne. Around that throne are twenty four other thrones whereon sit twenty four elders. Part of the scene includes lamps of fire, thunder, voices, and four living creatures offering perpetual praise to Christ. Our text is the statement the twenty four elders utter as they worship Christ. By John’s description we conclude these elders have power and authority themselves. They sit upon thrones, the ancient symbol of authority. They vacate those thrones to prostrate themselves before Christ saying, ‘You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.’  They acknowledge Christ’s worth and His role in creation as well as His will to continue to allow the creation to exist. Thus those who are in heaven freely recognize Christ’s authority. They underscore what He has said, that all authority is His in heaven and on earth. When we acknowledge Him as King, God, and Savior, we are joining in their worship.  

Our Lord and our God, 
we rejoice that You sit upon the throne of heaven. 
We praise You that the day is coming, 
when every knee shall bow.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning