Translation: Holy

I’m finally getting resettled back into “life as usual”, after having been on vacation in Europe for about a week and a half.
It’s always interesting traveling abroad and learning how to deal with severe language barriers.
Of course, for the most part, people are kind, and trying to convey meaning quickly turns into a fun interaction much like charades. However, there are other times when it’s less pleasant and you wish to God that somehow He’d intervene and simply “bless” the situation with communicative clarity. What really ends up happening is, you think about the least you have to say, and figure out how well to say it.

Which got me to thinking. As basic tourist in another country, the scope of things you need to talk about are relatively small. Things like, “Hello. Thanks! Where is this? What is that? How much does this cost?”, end up being a larger percentage of your conversational repertoire, than if you were say, trying to schedule a doctor’s appointment or something more involved.

It makes me wonder about conversation in Heaven.

I remember in my much younger years, hearing the ideas of people who wanted to ask Jesus certain questions, or talk to the saints of ages gone by to hear what it was like to be faithful in desperate situations. I don’t hear it as much nowadays, but I also don’t think that I imagine it the same way either.

Here’s The Word:

1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

Being unable to clearly communicate feels like seeing through a glass darkly. You don’t know what or how to say or convey clarity. Yet, according to Scripture, there’s coming a day, where all of that darkness will give way to light. Isn’t it funny? We will know clearly when we’re “translated”.
So then, what will we HAVE to say when we know as much as we’ll know then?
I don’t suppose that we’ll be required to say much, which is where my thoughts for this post came from:
What will you say, when you don’t have to say anything?

Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Worship!

Isn’t that awesome! When you don’t have to clear up misunderstandings, or clarify meaning….when you don’t have to speak from need, you GET to speak from want. What will you want to say? It is then that we will be freely unhindered to simply and continually proclaim the holiness of God. Singing new songs about our great and mighty, triumphant and victorious, conquering and compassionate Father and His Christ.

Oh! How my heart anticipates that eternity. I consider it a valuable blessing and encourage us to begin fostering a heart of worship in the midst of this shaded life. In darker days as well as times of contentment. Choose to fan the flame of wanting to proclaim God’s goodness evidenced in His creation, redemption and ultimate and eternal restoration.
Don’t wait for translation. Come let us worship the LORD in the beauty of Holiness, today.

1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

2 Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Psalm 96:9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

In Him,
Cros