Thoughts on a quote- continued…
"I can safely say, on the authority of all
that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is
bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven." — Whatever
Happened to Worship? A.W. Tozer
Not ready for heaven, not ready for the return
of Christ.
God set aside one day in every seven days to
worship. The day God set aside is called the Sabbath- the rest day. Jesus kept
the rest day perfectly, worshipping His Father in all He did on that day.
Jesus' life was one of worship towards the
Father. It is very easy to say that Jesus lived for the Father. There wasn't a
single breath Jesus took that wasn't breathed for the Father. Even in all His
growing years, from infant to adult and all the way to the year He began His
ministry- the outward revelation of His truth was lived for the Father.
For thirty years Jesus lives His life as the
son of Mary and Joseph. He had siblings and extended family- cousins, uncles,
aunts. During those thirty years Jesus lived with the knowledge of His Father
in heaven- when He was twelve years old He was accidentally left in Jerusalem
and when His parents rushed back to find Him, He had this to say--
Luk_2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that
ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Jesus was doing this--
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three
days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both
hearing them, and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 And all that heard him were astonished
at his understanding and answers.
Luk 2:48 And when they saw him, they were
amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us?
behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
He was sitting among doctors in the temple-
listening and asking questions. Those He had been talking to were astonished at
His comprehension of all that was being discussed. He was clearly very learned
for one so young, and not of those living day in and day out around the temple.
This boy came from nowhere, a remote, rural place and here He was talking about
things only a well-learned person should be able to talk about. Jesus was going
about HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS at twelve years old. However, it wasn’t time for
Him to continue in this way.
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that
ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luk 2:50 And they understood not the saying
which he spake unto them.
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came
to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings
in her heart.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and
stature, and in favour with God and man.
Mary and Joseph didn't understand what Jesus
meant about being about His Father's business- for all intents and purposes,
Joseph was Jesus' father. They took Him back home and He was still required to
listen to Him, and be subject to them as any twelve year old should be.
From then on, Jesus' wisdom only increased as
He grew up. Jesus became a man that was favored not only by God- His Heavenly
Father but by all around him.
Jesus' life was one of pure holiness and He
worshiped God perfectly.
We have so much information given to us about
Jesus' ministry during the three years before His death. His example was a
perfect one and He worshiped on the Sabbath day as He'd done His entire life
from infancy to adulthood. He shunned the traditions forced upon the Sabbath,
but He did NOT break the Sabbath commandment, He couldn't, it would be
completely and utterly impossible for Him to do so and remain sinless. He
couldn't murder, steal, lie, and remain sinless, and right there with those
commandments to be kept was the Sabbath commandment.
Worshiping God.
Recognize every day God's role in our lives.
What role is that? Creator, from everlasting to everlasting, without beginning
and without end, all-knowing, all-powerful. Supreme overall. The director of
our paths, our lives. The One whose will is best for us. I could go on, you
know I could, but let's pause here for a bit.
If at the moment our eyes open, no, let's amend
that. If at the moment we are aware we are awake - eyes opened or not- we turn
our thoughts first and foremost to God- is that a form of worship? It is, isn't
it? It is a recognition of God's place in our lives. It's giving Him the glory,
the honor, the praise in recognizing Him as having complete supremacy over us.
Our choosing to place Him first, before all other thoughts that vie for our
attention.
Worshiping God.
More on this tomorrow by the grace, and mercy,
the will of our LORD and SAVIOR now and forever!!!!!!!
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