In humility and gratitude, give recognition to the Giver. Devote your heart in worship to Him alone. Check out Psalm 16 to see how King David responded in a season of blessing.
In Hebrew culture adoption could never be undone; you could not disown a child you adopted. Nothing will ever change our identity as sons and daughters of our Abba.
God’s jealousy is meant to provoke us back to Him. It’s a righteous, protective jealousy, much like a husband’s jealousy towards a wife around a rivaling man aspiring to steal away the affections of His bride....
"Let’s pay attention to the specific names and titles He calls Himself. In them we will learn a fraction more about our God and, inevitably, gain a heart of greater appreciation, marvel, and worship. Let’s start at the very beginning..."
"God has been worshiped by various names throughout history. During the next two months, we will be discussing the reasons God was worshipped with and the power behind those names. We will then discuss how the names correlate to modern day worship."
"However, as evangelist D.L. Moody famously noted, “The problem with a living sacrifice is that it keeps crawling off the altar.” Eventually, I found myself in such situations more often that I cared to admit. As I grew older, life became less simple....."
"Do you see it? Do you understand? The apostle Paul is basically saying, “God is our Father and He loves us! He delights in us! He delights in YOU and ME! We are His CHILDREN!” THIS is who we are! "
"Could you shift your perspective to worshipping with the sole purpose of simply connecting to your Maker, regardless of whether or not your current state is changed?"
"The Freedom to Serve is one of the greatest acts of worship a believer could ever engage with. There is an amazing feeling of accomplishment and humility that comes with knowing you have done something completely selfless so that someone else could see the love of God through your actions."
"Living out audacious dreams cause us to rely on the Lord in a new way. So don’t stop dreaming. Keep going....May we dare to dream AND believe that there is more to God than we have known and that He wants us to know the fullness"
"During the month of July we are going to be looking at four individual aspects of freedom within worship: the Freedom to Love, the Freedom to Dream, the Freedom to Serve, and the Freedom to Be."
"Pride can rear its ugly head and really hinder us from giving worship to God, but if we can remember the reason we worship God in the first place, we can eradicate pride in our hearts. True heartfelt Worship, in fact, is the only antidote for pride."
"True worship is a daily response to God, which is shown through our faith, obedience and love. It is the starting point of the work that God will do with you and through you."
"Deuteronomy stresses a theme of intentionality. Moses repeats this phrase, “Take care, lest you forget…” throughout the book (4:23, 6:12, 8:11, 12:30), warning the people to be careful and focused in their pursuit of following the Lord."
"Everything that we have ever seen and known has been the handiwork of God. Here’s the fun part. "All things" includes everything we do not know or see... God created things beyond our wildest imaginations!"
"When pride gets in the way of purpose you cannot accomplish His plan. But the good news is, God is patient. He wants his children to realize who they are and whom they are loved by."
"There are 5,000+ ethnicities, 196 countries, and an estimated 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. With that much diversity, what is it that binds us all together?"
To me, one of the most important things to understand about reaching the culture nearest to you is to remember that God is sovereign and wants you to grow where He has planted you.
