As seen in Revelation chapter 4, The four living creatures around the throne of God are locked in eternal worship by the overwhelming beauty of the one on the throne.  This passage was one which always had me hit the eject button when attempting to read Revelation before I was a believer.  It was just to bizarre a scene, I mean, they look kind of like certain creatures but are  covered with eyes and have six wings….  

This scene must have been beyond words for John as he was caught up to the very throne room of the creator.

The song is even more powerful in the Passion translation:

Holy, holy,holy is the Lord God the Almighty!

The Was, the Is, and the Coming!

All of these times are contained in Him:

     He is the whole source of the beginning, the original source of everything that was created.  In Him all things began and find their Genesis.   Through His marvelous deeds all that WAS came into being.  

     By His power everything that exists now is held together and finds it continual life force energized.   He sustains all things to make the present possible he’s the one who enables the IS.

     He has laid out the plan for the ages and has already been there to see it accomplished.  That’s why He knows our future and knows His plans for our good do indeed come to pass.  He’s even told us before hand through His prophets what is COMING and how glorious will be the future.

So back to the creatures around the throne, you know the ones filled with eyes.  They can’t help seeing the Lord of All no matter where they turn in their endless worship.  Every time the look they see His glory and since He’s infinite the never see the same thing twice.  How else would they respond but in endless worship?  Think of it, every time they look He is greater and mor beautiful than the last time, and that last time blew their minds……

Papa, let me have a glimpse of your beauty that captivates the ones in the Throne Room.

“How enriched you are when you crave righteousness! For you will be satisfied.”  Matthew 5:6 TPT

What does it mean to crave righteousness?  

Righteousness has been defined as right thinking, feeling, speaking, and behavior on the part of disciples of the kingdom, those who do what God approves and commands.   So simply to crave righteousness is to seek that right standing with God.  Such a pursuit is the focus of all religion.  Every zealot is seeking to please his particular deity in every requirement commanded by that god.   But in seeking to please their god the religious ones tend to be after some benefit to satisfy a need.  Abundant crops, favor in business, fruitful livestock, fame, fortune, power…..    in religion all these things are to be the real motivation.

This pursuit is actually a never ending task driven by the quality of one’s performance for the god in question.   Even the righteousness of the law of Moses was obtained only by fulfilling the whole of the law which was humanly impossible.  In fact the whole purpose of the law was to show us our utter helplessness in following it completely.  

In reality Jesus fullfilled all the righteous requirements of the law for us and has supplied us with the grace to walk in His victory.   So satisfaction comes to believers not because of our hard work but as a result of our seeking Papa’s presence. 

Ever since the cross, righteousness comes as a free gift thus enabling us to seek after Papa’s very heart with all our heart, all our passion, all our energy, and our every thought.   That grace for righteousness energizes us to where we, mere humans empowered by the very Spirit of God himself.   It is in the seeking that we prove the grace given us to accomplish the goal of satisfaction.