Worship from all angles

Revelation 4:6-11says this, In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in 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 his 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, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever 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 their being."

I began to think about the Lion, the Ox, the Human and the Eagle and the fact that the living creatures had eyes all around, and that, Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

For us the Lion represents the protector, the provider. The Ox the worker, The human...well the human and the Eagle the worshiper.
Perhaps the difference is that we operate with only 1 set of eyes. Therefore when we're working, all we see is work. Trouble is what we're not seeing is more important than what we are seeing. When we're providing and protecting, all we see is our self provided provision and our own self provided protection. Trouble is what we're not seeing is more important than what we are seeing. In our Humanity, all we see in our humanity. And because we're not looking to the throne at the same time, (because we're only operating out of 1 set of eyes) we see the 'fallen' humanity as apposed to the 'created in the image of God' humanity. We certainly worship, we all look to the throne, we all seek to soar as close the heaven as possible...but these eyes are in operation usually on a Sunday when we're in a church building.

Perhaps for 3/4 our time we cease to intentionally worship.
So the key is to open your eyes when your Lion face is on - and see the throne. open your eyes when your Ox face is on - and see the throne. Open your eyes when your Human face is on - and see the throne. And open your eyes when your Eagle face is on - and see the throne!

Some more revelation around v9-11 to come (tomorrow).