Rhapsody Of Realities 8 April 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy) – Acceptable Worship
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TOPIC: Acceptable Worship (Rhapsody of Realities 8 April 2024)
Therefore, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus, offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe (Hebrews 12:28 RSV).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today’s MESSAGE:
Observe that the opening verse tells us to offer acceptable worship with reverence and awe to God. What does “acceptable worship” mean? It’s worship according to the Word; that’s the worship God accepts.
That you “felt” suitable during worship doesn’t mean it’s acceptable worship. Many songs that many have sung through the years and have called worship were not worshiped at all.
For example, they made a song from what the psalmist wrote in Psalm 100:4, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise…” King David may have composed it, but today, we do not “enter” into the presence of God. The day you were born again, you were born into the presence of God; that’s where you live. You carry the presence of God in you and with you!
Also Read: Open Heaven 8 April 2024 – Judging The Anointed?
That’s why when someone says, “Let’s enter in someone presence,” I ask, “Where are you coming from?” These distinctions may seem subtle, but they are far from mere semantics. True worship is not about emotions, singing, dancing, or having melodious tunes; it has to be according to the Word.
The Lord Jesus said, “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him” (John 4:23). Someone says, “But I worship Someonere conscience.” The danger lies in assuming that a pure conscience equates to acceptable worship.
Your conscience will guide you based on the knowledge you possess. If your understanding is limited, your conscience too will be limited, so it’s an insufficient guide. The conscience, as the voice of the human spirit, requires training through the knowledge and understanding of the Word to present acceptable worship to the Lord.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for the blessing and privilege of offering acceptable worship to you. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, and the glory forever. You’re exalted as head over all, and I worship you today in holiness and truth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 4:23-24 – But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and truth.
Psalm 29:2 – Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Philippians 3:3—For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 11:37-54 & Judges 5-6
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 8:20-28 & Psalm 112-113
Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you, and God bless you richly.
Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.)—President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.
