The Wonderful One

These encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Today's reading titled the wonderful one was written by David in the wonderful Wizard of Oz Northeast, the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion return to Oz with the broomstick that empowered the wicked witch of the West, the wizard had promised in return for the broomstick that he would give before their deepest desires a ride home for Dorothy a bring to the scarecrow, a heart for the tin man and courage for the cowardly lion, but the wizard stalls and tells them to come back the next day while they played with the wizard Dorothy's dog Toto pulls back the curtain behind which the wizard spoke to revealed that the wizard isn't always what it all. He's just a fearful fidgety man from Nebraska. It said that the author L. Frank bomb had a serious problem with God. So we wanted to send the message that only we had the power to solve our problems. In contrast, the apostle John pulls back the veil in Revelation chapter 4 to revealed the truly wonderful one behind the curtain.

Words fail John. But the point is well-made, God is seated on his throne, surrounded by a sea of glass, despite the troubles that plague us here on earth.

God is pacing the floor and biting his nails. He's actively at work for our good, so we can experience his peace.

Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Revelation chapter 4 verses four through 11 surrounding the throne were 24 other thrones, and seated on them were 24 elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads from the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder in front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes in front and back.

The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man. The fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever.

The 24 elders all down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say you are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have there been now, let's bring dear Lord, may our hearts long for you more and more each and every day we live in. Though we are surrounded in the midst of pain and struggle and hardship. We can trust that you are actively at work for our good, so we can finish this race and finish it well and is in Jesus precious name we pray. Amen on today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries