Friends, I'm posting this devotional material I got from CCBC that taught me a lot. May you be blessed as I am!
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God wants all of us!! He doesn’t want a part of us. He asks for all our hearts, our
souls, our minds, and our strength. And He is not interested in half-hearted
commitment or partial obedience. God desires a full devotion of us, not little bits
of our life. That is what God calls worship.
Today many equate worship with being emotionally moved by sound of music,
but that is not the same. Real worship takes place when our spirit responds to
God, and not to some musical tone. It is always good that we can praises God
with our voice and musical instruments, but that alone is not enough.
The best style of worship is the one that most authentically reflects our love for
God. He is pleased when our worship is thoughtful. But if our worship is
mindless, it is meaningless. No matter how long we sing unto the Lord or how
beautiful we sing to Him, but if we don’t respond with our spirit, it is
meaningless. And Jesus called that thoughtless worship “vain
repetitions” (Matthew 6:7).
Another thing we must know about worship that pleases the Lord: God is
pleased when our worship is practical. The of book of Romans 11:1-2 explains
about our true act of worship. It says, “Offer your body as living sacrifice...”
Now, why does God want our body? Why He doesn’t say “Offer your spirit”? It
is because without our body we can’t do anything on this planet! In eternity we
will receive new, improved, upgraded body, but while we’re on earth, God says,
“Give me what you’ve go!” God is just being practical about worship..
In worship we are to “offer” our bodies as living sacrifices. People say, “I can’t
make it to the prayer, but I’ll be with you in spirit”. Do you know what that
means? It means nothing. It’s meaningless. As long as we’re on earth, our spirit
can only be where our body is. If our body isn’t there, neither are we.
Friends, a real worship is costly. David knew this and said, “I will not offer the
Lord my God sacrifices that have cost me nothing”.
True worship always takes effort and energy. It is not always convenient and
sometimes it requires a willing sacrifice.
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1 comment:
Iya Ren, betul juga. Sering aku susah bisa nyanyi lagu2 pujian buat Tuhan, karena setelah kupikir2 kata2nya, kok ga bener2 datang dari hati, atau ngga aku lakuin. Misalnya di nyanyian bilang "I want to know You more", tapi ga teratur spend time dengan Tuhan :/, atau kalau dikasih tau sesuatu lalu di-ignore.
Tuhan memang mau kita pay attention and obedient dalam segala hal, dan selalu bersyukur dan angkat nama Tuhan.
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