Revelation 4:10-11 “The four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.”

For Thou hast created all things.

Christ, the Son of God, created all things…..He spoke and they were.

And as Jesus Christ, the Son of Man/Son of God….He has bought back all that was lost at the fall.

But what we each must consider is:

What is His pleasure for me?

(This is not just where I am to go, but how am I to get there?

And what am I to become along the way.

In all my days, and all the happenings of those days, there must be a plan and a purpose to look to.)

Philippians 3:13-14 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

I press…..I give my all to God, to do His Will.

One thing I believe the Lord has required above all else from His own…..is Obedience.

1 Samuel 15:22 “And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”

No amount of religious activity will ever take the place of simple obedience.

This He values most….

….for obedience shows our inclination toward God….and shows faith in HIs Word to us.

Human evil came from the refusal of Adam and Eve to obey the rules of the Creator,….this was the cause of the first sin.

And the force behind it all was, of course, the Adversary, Satan……his suggestions and tricks….twisting God’s Word to convince them.

Whatever…..or Whoever we give final obedience to……that is our God.

But HIs personal pleasure or determination for “me”…..is to come to the place where I and Christ are One…..in will, in love….and in thought.

And it is the thought life that is last….

…… it is often like a butterfly in summer….flying here and there….never staying long in any place.

Our thoughts are the same….here for a moment….and then flying there.

1 Peter 1:13-15 “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;”

To “gird up” means that we are to gather our thoughts…..

…we are to bring them in…..and place them under the authority of Christ.

The flowing garments of the men in Jesus time, would be girded up…..or tied with a belt….if they were going on a long journey, or working.

Otherwise the garment would hinder their ease of walking…..it would be an extra force against them, as they were going along.

So, we need to “tie up” our wandering thoughts…..especially when we pray, hear a message, or read our Bible.

We should be concentrating on what God has for me to pray, hear, or see.

In heaven, we will cast our crowns before HIs throne…..with worship and praise.

But now we have the inestimable privilege to give Christ Jesus His rightful honor….in our lives…..our willed lives, our affections….and in our thoughts…..

…for the Lord Jesus is worthy.