WORSHIP
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This week we return to reflect on each of the three calls we have been considering. Today we ponder once more the call to worship God in spirit and in truth. Daily Reading: Revelation 7:9-17 The apostle John was in exile on the island of Patmos as punishment for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Romans 12:1-8 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.” (v.1) Through this inspired verse, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the truest and most proper form of worship is not
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Matthew 22:34-37 Jesus replied: ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (v.37) This one verse is spiritual treasure chest containing many beautiful ‘jewels’ of truth and grace. Some of those ‘jewels’ shimmer with practical beauty and reveal truth to us about the importance of
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Psalm 73:23-26 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. (v.25-26) Psalm 73 as a whole expresses the journey of Asaph, the psalmist, from a place of almost losing his faith (v.2)
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1 Chronicles 16 “Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.” (v.11) The Israelites had not truly worshipped according to the design God gave them in the wilderness since entering the Promised Land. They had erected the tabernacle (the place of worship) at Shiloh, but steadily the sinfulness and corruption of the
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Exodus 33:7-23 In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve enjoyed unhindered, life-giving intimacy with God, connecting to God face to face. This was how God had created us humans to relate to Him – as His beloved children, expressing our love to Him and being loved by Him in deeply personal relational connection. Ever
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