God Desires Splendor From Every Nation

"I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.  The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.  The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.  On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.  The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.  Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”  - Revelation 21:22-27

This reminds me of a quote by Steven C. Hawthorne, “God yearns for a unique outpouring of love, righteousness wisdom and worship from every people.”  Isn’t it great to know that someday God will get just what He so desires and deserves?  Miriam Adeney expresses God’s desire for worship by saying He desires the “sanctified best” of every nation, and in these verses we see that “the glory and honor of the nations will be brought” to the eternal kingdom of God.  How marvelous and exciting that day will be!  I cannot wait for it to come.

Dear Lord,

I pray for workers to raise up and go to the harvest (Matthew 9:38) so that every nation might know of Your name and splendor and so that Your return might come soon (Matthew 24:14 states Christ won’t return until all the nations hear of His story).  I pray that the day You are worshiped by every nation will come quickly so that You can finally be worshipped by all of Your creation.

Amen