Sabbath School Today, Volume 9 - Paul E. Penno

Chapter 50
Unity in Worship
Meeting together with people to worship God can be a blessed
experience that is better than the sum of the individuals worshipping
separately. The culture of heavenly worship always includes infinite numbers
of beings delighted to join together in adoration of their Creator God. As our
Quarterly notes on page 89, "Worship is a response of our faith in God for
His mighty works: first, for creating us, and, second, for redeeming us." It is
important to note that only human beings can praise God for the latter,
because Jesus only redeemed human beings. Only human beings can sing the
song of Moses and the Lamb:
"And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God,
and the song of the Lamb, saying,
'Great and marvelous are Thy works,
O Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Thy ways,
Thou King of the nations.
'Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Thy name?
For Thou alone art holy;
For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE
THEE,
For Thy righteous acts have been revealed.'"
(Rev.15:3, 4; New American Standard Bible)
The statement "all the nations will come and worship," is a statement of
unity. When the "righteous acts" of the Lord have been fully preached and
appreciated, there will be true unity of worship and the prediction of Isaiah
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