We Lay Our Crowns

"The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying "Worthy are you, our Lord and God..." Revelations 4:10-11

In the Bible we're told of differently heavenly crowns awarded to believers in heaven. This particular passage in Revelation tells of the twenty-four elders who receive their crowns, and then cast them right back down at the Lord's feet, recognizing that all they were on earth and now have, are completely due to Christ's love and sacrifice for them. There's a song called "We Fall Down" by Chris Tomlin that sings "We fall down, we lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus."  I think it is fair to assume that we, like the elders, will be laying our crowns before Christ's feet, totally in awe of His majesty and our unworthiness. But why do we wait until heaven to give back? The blessings He has given us on earth are innumerable; and in reflection of His mercy and abundance towards us, we should see that all we have is from Him. Daily, we should be willing and ready to give back to the cause of Christ, that which we never deserved in the first place. Don't wait until heaven to lay your crown at His feet, when opportunities are now.