A Glorious Grandstand

“Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight.”

Hebrews 12:1

If the angels rejoice over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:10), then the angelic hosts are numbered among the spectators in the heavenly grandstands. They are included among those who are referred to as “so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1); and they never miss any of the details of our earthly pilgrimage.

Nor does our God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—overlook what goes on here. As the Bible says, “All things are . . . open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).

In his book Though I Walk Through the Valley, Dr. Vance Havner told of an old preacher who worked into the night on a sermon for his small congregation. His wife inquired why he spent so much time on a message he would give to so few. To this the minister replied, “You forget, my dear, how large my audience will be!” Dr. Havner added, “Nothing is trivial here if heaven looks on. We shall play a better game if, ‘seeing we are encompassed,’ we remember who is in the grandstand!” ”

Hope for Today

Nothing about our lives is trivial when God Himself looks on. No activity is too mundane for the heavenly host to observe. How would you go about your daily tasks if you believed this to be true?