Title: Is Your Worship Pleasing to the Lord?
Text:
Isaiah 29:13 (HCSB)
The Lord said: Because these people approach Me with their mouths to honor Me with lip-service— yet their hearts are far from Me, and their worship [consists of] man-made rules learned [by rote]—
Observation:
As I think about this topic the first thing that popped into my mind was this scripture. I am always interested in what the Bible says about a topic.
John 4:23-24 (HCSB)
23 But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
What got me thinking about this topic was when I read this verse in one of my daily bible reading plans; it spoke into my heart.
Genesis 12:8 (HCSB)
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and he called on the name of Yahweh.
One of the things I never want to be guilty of is this.
Matthew 15:9 (HCSB)
They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men."
I want to number with those who pitch their tents where Abraham pitched his tent; between Bethel and Ai; between God and the world. God is looking for true worshippers.
John 4:23 (HCSB)
But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.
Prayer:
Father God, I pray that you would form in your believing people a balance of worship, waiting, and work; help us to not neglect any of these disciplines. Father God, when we are balanced we experience the blessings of peace, patience and power in our life and in our service. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Romans 12:1 (NLT)
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
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Matthew 4:4 (HCSB)
4 But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
Psalm 2:8 (HCSB)
8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.
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