2 Corinthians 9:7, Psalm 27:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Luke 22:42, John 4:24
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It begs the question...What am I willing to sacrifice? Jesus has made the ultimate one for us of course, but what am I prepared to offer? Talents, time, money? What could it be that God is asking of you and me today?
Through just these few things we've looked at, it's pretty clear that our worship is not a one-hour thing we do to God or even for God, (we can so easily get caught up in duty instead of building a relationship).
It's not about showing up at a building at a set time every week. Worship is about living out our everyday lives in connection with an amazing God, who, although he deserves and commands our worship, chooses to call us his friends. Mind blowing!!
Worship is a way of life and I'm still learning how to walk it. I'm encouraged to get up when I stumble. I'm amazed by God's outrageous grace to restore me when I blow it! I'm living in a place like no other and challenged daily to be real, giving it all to him.
'It's who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That's the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before Him in their worship. God is sheer being itself-Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.' John 4:24
Let's End With An 'R'
So, be real, remember you're made for worship and ask him to help you live it out every day, giving him glory.
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