Loving Worship!

Reflecting on God’s work in my life—both past and present-- causes me to break out in worship of Him.  As well as personal worship, I truly enjoyed this past weekend worshiping the Lord with my church family. 

During the service it was such a joy to be able to be free to fully engage in my own personal moments of praise and worship with my Heavenly Father.

It also encourages and inspires me to observe my Christian brothers and sisters offering up songs, prayers and open hearts to the Lord.

Yes, I love worshipping God; I love watching others worship God; and I love preparing a new generation in their worship of our awesome God.

Yet, more importantly, how much greater is God’s joy in us as He alone rightfully receives our humble offerings of praise and worship.

How do you worship God when you’re on your own? How do you prepare to worship God with the rest of the church family? I’d love to know.

Every Blessing,

Alan

"Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD: 19 that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, 20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die, 21 that they may declare in Zion the name of the LORD, and in Jerusalem his praise, 22 when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the LORD."

Psalm 102:18-22

Affluent Temptations

Some Bible passages just seem to stick with you! Whether it reminds you of a special time in your life or important lesson in life, certain verses just become favourites. Proverbs 30-7-9 is one of mine:

"Two things I ask of you, O Lord; 

do not refuse me before I die: 

Keep falsehood and lies far from me; 
give me neither poverty nor riches, 
but give me only my daily bread. 
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?'
Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God."

I love the honesty of Agur (the author). He was so in-touch with himself that he knew how he might react given the situations he imagines. And he was so in-touch with God that he could be blunt and expecting in his prayer.

But beyond the lesson of personal honesty is a lesson of temptation...the temptation of greed! As I read these words again I couldn't help but think that many of my temptations come because I have too much not too little. Through these verses I am reminded that, compared to most of the world, I have too much and am in danger of saying "Who is the Lord?"

By God's grace, may it never be!