"May the Lamb of God recieve the reward for His suffering..." Such a quote is extremely powerful, however could be easily overlooked.
Upon listening to one of my favorite muscicians, Jonathan David Helser, over the past few days, these lyrics kept on being referenced. Although I admitt that at first the lyrics did not seem to draw my attention, it seemed as though they were a central theme througout his songs, thus becoming embedded in my memory. As I was singing in the shower one morning, as I often do, the lyrics seemed to resignate through out my mind. At first, I continued to sing, passing over the lyrics entirely, not granting them a second thought. However, a stirring began in my heart and I felt as though the Lord was whispering this verse for a reason.
As I began to meditate on the meaning and purpose of this line, I discovered its simplicity, and yet very intentional, meaning. The verse refers to the fact that the Lord is to recieve some kind of reward for his suffering. My thoughts immediately transitioned to questions such as: What reward? And who is to give it?
It seemed as though the more that I focused on these questions, the more that the Lord revealed to me. A quiet voice seemed to convey the message that we, his children, are both responsible for giving his reward and defining it. Realizing this, I began to pray. My expression of thought became, " Lord, how am I, an insignificant follower, supposed to reward the upmost high King who can have anything that He wants?" It then became blatenly clear to me that although I see myself as insignificant, my role to him is important, and for that matter, fully capable of giving a reward. The reward that he is to recieve is not that of a tangible gift, but rather a reward from our hearts.
You see, when Christians go about their everyday lives, it is easy to get lost in the chaos and completely miss the man who died for our lives to function accordingly; a man who made life and who is defining it daily. Such a man should be rewarded by his children. We can accomplish this reward through worship; we reward him through prayer; we reward him through a life of devotion and surrender. God sent his son, his ONLY son, to die for us. The lamb of God suffered tremendously for US, un-clean and sinful people, to save us from a life of damnation. As such, he deserves our reward.
He is not asking for a physical gift, but a spiritual one. A gift and a reward that resignates in the hearts of his followers. He is rewarded through our love for him. He died because he loved us, thus proving that love was the most important and valuable trinket he so desperatly wanted to protect. We honor him by offering our love to him as well as expressing it to others. HIS reward starts with OUR love.
"May the Lamb of God recieve the reward for his suffering...." Will you give him that reward?
Upon listening to one of my favorite muscicians, Jonathan David Helser, over the past few days, these lyrics kept on being referenced. Although I admitt that at first the lyrics did not seem to draw my attention, it seemed as though they were a central theme througout his songs, thus becoming embedded in my memory. As I was singing in the shower one morning, as I often do, the lyrics seemed to resignate through out my mind. At first, I continued to sing, passing over the lyrics entirely, not granting them a second thought. However, a stirring began in my heart and I felt as though the Lord was whispering this verse for a reason.
As I began to meditate on the meaning and purpose of this line, I discovered its simplicity, and yet very intentional, meaning. The verse refers to the fact that the Lord is to recieve some kind of reward for his suffering. My thoughts immediately transitioned to questions such as: What reward? And who is to give it?
It seemed as though the more that I focused on these questions, the more that the Lord revealed to me. A quiet voice seemed to convey the message that we, his children, are both responsible for giving his reward and defining it. Realizing this, I began to pray. My expression of thought became, " Lord, how am I, an insignificant follower, supposed to reward the upmost high King who can have anything that He wants?" It then became blatenly clear to me that although I see myself as insignificant, my role to him is important, and for that matter, fully capable of giving a reward. The reward that he is to recieve is not that of a tangible gift, but rather a reward from our hearts.
You see, when Christians go about their everyday lives, it is easy to get lost in the chaos and completely miss the man who died for our lives to function accordingly; a man who made life and who is defining it daily. Such a man should be rewarded by his children. We can accomplish this reward through worship; we reward him through prayer; we reward him through a life of devotion and surrender. God sent his son, his ONLY son, to die for us. The lamb of God suffered tremendously for US, un-clean and sinful people, to save us from a life of damnation. As such, he deserves our reward.
He is not asking for a physical gift, but a spiritual one. A gift and a reward that resignates in the hearts of his followers. He is rewarded through our love for him. He died because he loved us, thus proving that love was the most important and valuable trinket he so desperatly wanted to protect. We honor him by offering our love to him as well as expressing it to others. HIS reward starts with OUR love.
"May the Lamb of God recieve the reward for his suffering...." Will you give him that reward?
