Worship Before the Throne of God

By Glenni Lorick, IBCLC
If you come into A Nurturing Moment, you're likely to hear K-Love Christian radio playing because I love the atmosphere it provides. I listen to K-Love in my car, too. Since I spend a lot of time on the road between the store, Athens-Limestone Hospital and my home, I get to listen to a LOT of amazing songs; in fact, my little Honda transforms into a rolling worship service sometimes! Just this week I heard this version of How Great Is Our God for the first time.

It literally brought tears to my eyes because it took me back to our time in Costa Rica when we were in language school preparing to go to Peru. We had found a church that was pastured by a Peruvian pastor in a suburb of San Jose. Together with some Swiss friends from our language school we had gotten involved in this amazing congregation.

Our Costa Rican brothers and sisters take prayer very seriously. One night we had a vigilia -an all night prayer meeting where we spent time praying, worshiping and sharing sweet fellowship. As we stood in a circle holding hands and singing, I found myself between my Swiss friend and a dear Costa Rican sister worshiping with all my heart as we sang a Spanish song.

Suddenly it struck me that I was experiencing a tiny foretaste of Heaven - I imagine that we will spend all eternity praising God in all the languages of the world with all the songs that have ever been written. And the best part of all is that we will understand all the words. I don't know about you, but it sure makes me just a little bit homesick for that day when our eternity of worship before the throne of God begins!