Cultures Redeemed

Ezekiel 40-41; Psalms 128; Revelation 21 

“The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it…The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.”

Revelation 21:23, 24, 26

The unique culture and the nature of the people groups and nations of the whole world will be evident in the City of God, the New Jerusalem. This global city will reflect the glory of God, but it will also express the lesser glory of the redeemed cultures of the nations. As God’s covenant people, chosen from every tribe, language, and nation, we bring our cultures with us as gifts to the King of kings. We, too, reflect the creative nature of the Creator, and our recreations can be offered as worship to the King. 

Will we begin now to redeem culture and offer our art, music, sport, and culinary gifts to the King?

Culture distinguishes us as nations, but it also unites us with a single Creator whose glory and nature we reflect.

What aspects of culture is our Creator inviting us to offer to him in worship?

“Lord God Almighty, you are worthy of my worship; I pray your gifts within me bring you praise and glory.”