A Multitude of Nations

My heart is always stunned and stirred when I hear people from different nations giving praise to God in their various languages. And if it thrills me here on earth, what will it be like in the throne room of God?! Revelation 7:9-10 says, “After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, ‘Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!’” That description alone makes me want to fall prostrate in awesome worship!

Recently, a friend shared a link to a fascinating website, Scripture Earth, which catalogs every known bit of Scripture available in every language on every continent. It is astounding—not only to think of the variety of tribes and peoples God has created, but to imagine standing alongside worshipers from all those nations as we praise God together. What a glorious day that will be.

And here’s how you can get ready for that wonderful day: if you know someone in your town or on your campus who speaks Vietnamese, Uzbek, Tamil, Hindi or another way-different language, hop on Scripture Earth, cut and paste a few encouraging Bible verses in their tongue and hand it to them with a smile, and perhaps a hug :-). After all, God’s Word changes lives, so let’s do all we can to reach our international friends with God’s love – after all, we want them to join us before God’s throne as together we praise our Savior!