Hello Everyone,
David also had The Destination of Worship: "...That
I may dwell in the house of the Lord."
David was not referring here
to the tabernacle, or the temple.
These places were not places
to be lived in, and neither were they eternal David was talking about an
ongoing and intimate relationship with God where we live in His very presence.
Worship is meant to bring us
to the throne of God that we might grow in our understanding of Him.
If worship doesn’t bring us
into the presence of God through His Son, then one of two things has gone
wrong: Either we are worshipping the wrong thing or we’re worshipping for the
wrong reason.
1.
The object of our
worship.
The very first commandment
given to Israel was to "have no other gods before me”
(Exodus 20:3). He alone is to be the One we worship. Whatever we do, it is to
be done to His glory.
(1 Corinthians 10:31) “So
whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
He is so central to our
existence that the most routine things can and should be done to His glory!
2.
The motivation
for worship.
Some say that the Lord did
not receive Cain’s sacrifice because it was not a blood sacrifice others say that
his motive was wrong.
(Genesis 4:3-7) 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of
the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But
Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD
looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on
Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and
his face was downcast 6 Then the LORD said to Cain,
"Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If
you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is
right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must
master it.”
There is one motive for
worship because we want to know Him.
I read this illustration:
There once was an elderly woman who was gradually losing her memory. Throughout
her life, this woman had cherished and depended on the Word of God, committing
many verses to memory. Her favorite was 2 Timothy 1:12 -- "I know whom I have
believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him
for that day."
Confined to a bed in a
nursing home, her family knew that she would never leave. As they visited, she
would quote verses, especially 2 Timothy 1:12. But with the passing of time,
even parts of this well-loved verse began to fade. "I know in whom I have
believed...he is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him..."
Then it was..."what I have entrusted to Him..."
A few short days before her
death all she could remember was..."entrusted to Him."
Finally in her last moments there was only one word left, “Him." She whispered
it again and again as she stood on the doorstep of heaven.
"Him...Him...Him." It was all that was left and it was all that was
needed.
Greater Things Are Still To
Come!
Pastor Phil
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