天上宝座所在的地方充溢着赞美和敬拜之声，四活物昼夜不住地宣告说：“圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！…全能者！”这幅图画描绘出所有受造物尊崇神为创造主和万有之主的情景 －惟有祂才配得一切的赞美。
在四活物领导之下，受造物的赞美之歌呼唤二十四位长老同来敬拜。看到周围的其他受造物发出真诚和热情的敬拜，神的子民也情不自禁以敬拜来回应了。
普世教会中神所有的子民－包括年幼和年长的、慕道者和深资信徒－都互相呼应、一同以赞美来庆祝和认罪，我们与其他受造物同声说：“我们的主，我们的神，你是配得荣耀、尊贵、权柄的！因为你创造了万物，并且万物是因你的旨意… 而有的。”
这幅图画提醒我们，受造物不停地述说神的荣耀（诗篇 19），神所有的子民－－在每天的工作和娱乐中、和在聚集一起敬拜时－也应该这样做。万物都把荣耀归与神，因为万物都是被神创造而有的，而神亦从不间断地看顾所有受造之物。这位创造了我们、供应我们生活所需的神，是永远配得我们的赞美的。
万有的主和创造者，求你开我们的眼睛和耳朵，看到和听见你整个创造献给你的荣耀和赞美，又求你教导我们，在我们所想、所说、和所作的一切事上，都以赞美来回应。阿们。
启示录 4:8-11
8四活物各有六个翅膀，遍体内外都满了眼睛。他们昼夜不住地说：“圣哉，圣哉，圣哉，主神是昔在、今在、以后永在的全能者！”
9每逢四活物将荣耀、尊贵、感谢归给那坐在宝座上、活到永永远远者的时候，
10那二十四位长老就俯伏在坐宝座的面前，敬拜那活到永永远远的，又把他们的冠冕放在宝座前，说：
11“我们的主，我们的神，你是配得荣耀、尊贵、权柄的，因为你创造了万物，并且万物是因你的旨意被创造而有的。”
“Whenever the living creatures give glory... the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever.” - Revelation 4:9-10
Heaven’s throne room is filled with sounds of praise and worship. The four living creatures give round-the-clock adoration to the One on the throne. “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,” they proclaim. This is a picture of all creation honoring God as the Creator and Lord over all things—the only one worthy of all praise.
Creation’s song of praise—led by the four living creatures— serves as a call to worship for the twenty-four elders. God’s people cannot help responding in worship when surrounded by the authentic, enthusiastic praises of all the rest of creation.
All God’s people in his worldwide church—young and elderly, seekers and established followers—help each other celebrate and confess with praise. Together, we join with the rest of creation, saying, “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they... have their being.”
This picture reminds us that just as creation constantly proclaims the glory of God (Psalm 19), so can all God’s people—in our work and play each day as well as when we gather for a worship service. All things give glory to God for bringing them into being, and he keeps all creation in his constant care. Our creating, life-sustaining God is worthy to receive our praise always.
Lord and Creator of all things, open our eyes and ears to the glory and praise of your whole creation. Teach us to respond with praise also in all we think, say, and do. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
