THEME:
WORTHY WORSHIP?
Memorise:
But the hour cometh, and now is, when
the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit
and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship
him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:23-24
Read: Revelation 5:11-14
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels
round about the throne and the beasts and the
elders: and the number of them was ten thousand
times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Revelation 5:11
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that
was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom,
and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation 5:12
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the
earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the
sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing,
and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever
and ever.
Revelation 5:13
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and
twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that
liveth for ever and ever. Revelation 5:14
Bible in one year
Lamentation 1-2
Acts 27:33-28:10
Message:
The first thing to learn about worthy worship is that
worship should be in accordance to the
commandments of God, but it should not be
mechanical. In other words, obedience must precede
any act of worship and it must come from the depth
of our being.
1 Samuel 15:22 says,
“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in
burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the
voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice, to hearken than the fat of rams.”
Any worshipper who is not living in obedience to the
word of God worships in vain. Of such are Christians
who call Jesus "Lord, Lord', but fail to do the will of
God. Their effort is fruitless and their act of worship
does not move God.
You will not worship God in vain
in Jesus' Name.
Any act of worship that is mechanical, devoid of true
love, faith, reverent adoration, honour, and praise to
the Almighty God will not be acceptable. Worship that
worthy and acceptable to God must be offered in
spirit and in truth; it must be offered wholeheartedly
and with total submission to the will of God. In
Matthew 22:37 Jesus enjoined us to love the Lord
with all our heart, soul and might; this means that
worthy worship requires putting in everything we
have. The right attitude is required for our worship to
be counted worthy and acceptable to God.
The first
step is to carry out a self-examination to be sure
that our heart is right with God (1 Corinthians 11:28).
Then we are to carefully follow the footsteps of David
in 2 Samuel 10:20a
"Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and
anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came
into the house of the LORD, and worshipped:"
David got up from the earth; this means he separated
himself from earthly things.
Next he washed up to
properly cleanse himself from every form of dirt and
iniquity. He proceeded to anoint himself and change
his filthy garments to that of holiness and
righteousness. Only then did he have the confidence
to enter the presence of God and was able to worship
God without any hindrance.
As you approach the
presence of God today, your worship will be counted
worthy and acceptable before Him in Jesus' Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, let the blessings of worthy and acceptable
worship be mine today in Jesus’ Name.
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