Crown Him with Many Crowns by Theresa Zuber

I recently was looking for new music for our praise team and I came across a new version of “Crown Him with Many Crowns.” I found that title to be interesting and began to search through the Bible for a scripture reference that would explain what the song meant. I’d like to take you down the path that God took me.

Imagine the scene when the 3 wise men came to see the tiny Messiah. Scripture does not state that they were kings, but that’s the mental picture we have as we see them approaching in all their glory with a full entourage of servants accompanying them. You can imagine them kneeling in respect at the feet of this new king of all creation and not only laying their gifts at his feet, but humbly removing their crowns as they sense they are in the presence of true nobility.

Now… fast forward to eternity.

Rev 4: 9-11 9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."

So a glimpse of heaven that we see in the book of Revelation shows that the twenty-four elders laid their crowns at the feet of the true King. How humbling – to fall down before the one you know is truly worthy of all glory, honor and power. Can you imagine how pitiful a person must seem to even stand in proximity of our awesome God? Jesus even showed that humility himself:

Phil 2 tells us that Jesus considered himself nothing when he left the glory of heaven and came to earth.

Phil 2: 9-11 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

And another glimpse of heaven:

Rev 19: 11-12 11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.

Crown him with many crowns… Does that give you a new concept? All that we are is nothing in comparison to the awesomeness of our Lord. Today, lay your crowns at the feet of true greatness.