majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 12: 8,13-14,
"You are not to do as we do here today, everyone as he sees fit... Be
careful not to sacrifice your burnt offerings anywhere you please.
Offer them only at the place the Lord will choose in one of your
tribes, and there observe everything I command you."
Moses tells the people they are not to worship the Lord in any way
they see fit. When they enter the Promised Land they are to worship
where and how the Lord instructs them and not like the peoples the
Israelites will be dispossessing.
Such is our God. He decides how and even where he will be worshipped.
Some folks are fond of saying they can worship the Lord in the great
outdoors, in the magnificence of his creation. Maybe they can. Some
folks are fond of saying they like to worship they Lord in their own
way, using their own expression of worship they are comfortable with.
Maybe they can. But all need to realize the object of their worship
has something to say as to how he expects to be worshipped. It is not
just up to us to pick our own way and expect the Lord to be happy with
whatever it is our thoughts come up with. An example of the Lord's
expectation in worship is expressed by Jesus Christ himself. In his
conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well he says, "God is
spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." John
4:24.
Our worship of the Lord may be personal and private. It may be
expressed in individual ways. But as our passage in Deuteronomy states
today, the Lord has some expectations about how he is to be
worshipped. It behooves us all to know just exactly what the Lord
expects in our worship of him, not just as "everyone as he sees fit."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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