Thursday – Letters

Reading – Revelation 7

Highlight Verses:

“After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!””
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I have worshipped with 35,000 men before.

It was amazing.

But to worship with a countless multitude in the very presence of God.

Words fail to describe what that will be like.

And the variety of people who will be there!

People from every culture around the world singing in every language.

It doesn’t say this specifically, but I believe that we will be able to understand each other in that place no matter what language is spoken or sung.

Believers of all nations will be united as the nation of heaven, the Kingdom of God.

What would it be like if we believers of all cultures united as the Kingdom of God here on Earth?

I am not saying to abandon our unique cultures but to bring them together (at least the godly aspects of them) into one big tapestry of people under God.

I know that there are aspects of differing cultures that clash, even within the family of God. But when we focus on worshipping God, those differences become parts of a grand harmony.

We can prepare for this by seeking to gain understanding of other cultures through travel, fellowship, and study.

What have you learned about other cultures that has helped you better understand believers from those cultures?
What would you want people of other cultures to understand about your culture?