Are You Still Wearing Your Crown?

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Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come! Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.

Revelation 4:4-11

The highest place of honor imaginable would be to be one of the twenty-four elders, sitting on thrones around the throne of God and wearing white robes. They have crowns of gold on their heads. Who are these elders? Where did they come from? Perhaps they have always been there and didn't come from anywhere else. Do they have names? If we go to heaven will we meet them someday? The answers to those questions and many more are still waiting for us in Heaven.

But this I know. These most honored in all the cosmos threw their crowns down at the feet of the One who sits on the Throne! They took the greatest honor that anyone could ever have and gave it to the Lord.

These Glorious Beings should be the perfect example for all men. When you receive honor or glory for anything and from anyone, it is time to cast your crown at the feet of Jesus. And don't forget when the elders cast their crowns the Bible says they first fell down. It doesn't say they "got down." It says they "fell down." When you fall you lose control. These elders lost control of themselves and gave their crowns to God.

When Jesus controls your life and you cast all your honor and glory at His feet you become like one of the elders in Revelation 4.

Try this! Go through the memorabilia stored in your attic and see if their are any honors that you have not yet cast at the feet of Jesus. Each of us wants to keep just one small crown of self glorification to wear occasionally. Don't do it. Take off that crown too and fall down at the feet of Jesus!