The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Chronicles 35:6,
"Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses."
King Josiah, Judah's last good king (four evil kings would follow by the time the Lord destroyed Jerusalem) reversed the rebellious course his father, King Amon had taken. The above verse is in reference to the Passover celebration Josiah re-instituted.
I note Josiah had the people worship the Lord as the Lord had commanded through Moses when it came to the Passover celebration. The Lord himself determined how he would be worshiped by his people.
One thing we learn about the instructions the Lord gave regarding how he wanted to be worshiped is that the elements contained in the worship are educational. The Passover was particularly instructive for the people to understand the nature of Jesus Christ's atonement for our sins on the cross.
Just as the blood of the Passover lamb applied to the door posts provided protection from the death angel of God while Israel was preparing to leave Egypt, so the blood of Jesus Christ's sacrifice protects all who apply it to their lives, by faith, from the judgment of eternal death at the great white throne following this age. Worship, among other things, is instructive. One of the many reasons to follow the Lord's instructions on worship.
In all the examples of worship provided us in the Scriptures, particularly in the book of Psalms, we find either or both of God's character and nature or the awesome works of God extolled. Worship necessarily observes the transcendent greatness and goodness of God to express our reverence for, our adoration of, and devotion to the Lord. Thus, worship becomes instructive.
Public worship also has an evangelistic outreach element in that any and all who may not be among the faithful, yet in the presence of the congregation of worship can learn what all the fuss is about.
How well versed are we in both the instructions and the examples of the worship of our Lord from the pages of Scripture? Do the "roll-your-own" practices of today's "worship" accomplish the Lord's desires? Maybe some do? Maybe some don't? What might we want to pursue in our worship of the Lord as we learn from the prophets writings on worship?
Just thinking out loud here.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses."
King Josiah, Judah's last good king (four evil kings would follow by the time the Lord destroyed Jerusalem) reversed the rebellious course his father, King Amon had taken. The above verse is in reference to the Passover celebration Josiah re-instituted.
I note Josiah had the people worship the Lord as the Lord had commanded through Moses when it came to the Passover celebration. The Lord himself determined how he would be worshiped by his people.
One thing we learn about the instructions the Lord gave regarding how he wanted to be worshiped is that the elements contained in the worship are educational. The Passover was particularly instructive for the people to understand the nature of Jesus Christ's atonement for our sins on the cross.
Just as the blood of the Passover lamb applied to the door posts provided protection from the death angel of God while Israel was preparing to leave Egypt, so the blood of Jesus Christ's sacrifice protects all who apply it to their lives, by faith, from the judgment of eternal death at the great white throne following this age. Worship, among other things, is instructive. One of the many reasons to follow the Lord's instructions on worship.
In all the examples of worship provided us in the Scriptures, particularly in the book of Psalms, we find either or both of God's character and nature or the awesome works of God extolled. Worship necessarily observes the transcendent greatness and goodness of God to express our reverence for, our adoration of, and devotion to the Lord. Thus, worship becomes instructive.
Public worship also has an evangelistic outreach element in that any and all who may not be among the faithful, yet in the presence of the congregation of worship can learn what all the fuss is about.
How well versed are we in both the instructions and the examples of the worship of our Lord from the pages of Scripture? Do the "roll-your-own" practices of today's "worship" accomplish the Lord's desires? Maybe some do? Maybe some don't? What might we want to pursue in our worship of the Lord as we learn from the prophets writings on worship?
Just thinking out loud here.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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