When I first met my wife, I was attracted to her. She has always had a beautiful smile and inner beauty that I could not resist. She stood apart from others. You might laugh, but I walked around with her picture in my hand for weeks. I could not help but want to gaze at… Read More »
The How of Worship
Scripture teaches us who is to be worshiped. It is God alone. No one is his rival. He was before all things and has ultimate power. Far beyond our comprehension, God stands alone as supreme. Even the religious people of Jesus’ day knew this and had problems with Jesus accepting the worship that only God… Read More »
Until Then
We live in a time when the signs point to Jesus Christ’s imminent return. We don’t know when it will be, nor do we know when we might reach Heaven through death. In light of this, we have two choices. We can fear, taking things into our own hands, or we can remember that God… Read More »
How Could They?
Worship comes easy. You don’t believe me? Just ask two men who were beaten and imprisoned. Do you ever wonder how Paul and Silas could worship God in the midst of a Philippian jail? Let’s avoid the common practice of exalting these noble men but, going deeper, investigate why they chose worship over complaint. Paul… Read More »
The Who of Worship
A great religious, civic, and military leader wrote a song in praise of God. He was a witness of the awesomeness of God. He and his people were miraculously freed from bondage on a grotesque level. Moses is not well-known as a songwriter – until he saw the mighty hand of God. Not only that,… Read More »
You Turn
Have you ever turned a corner only to face trouble? Unexpected things happen on life’s road. If you have time to see the problem coming, you might be able to avoid it or even make a u-turn. What was behind has to be better than what is ahead. The desire to avoid problems is natural.… Read More »
My Lord and My God
Expectations were dashed. Disappointment reigned. What was next? His hope was murdered. Thomas may have thought, “I must have been wrong about Jesus”. Some have called Thomas, “the doubter” but he was a true disciple. It was not long before the crucifixion that Thomas said, “Let us also go, so that we may die with… Read More »
Unending Worship
Listen to the words of Jesus. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” (Rev. 22:13) This is not the first time Jesus told us who he is. He also said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who… Read More »
Worshiping with Our Eyes
Worship is intrinsically connected to sight. The writer to the Hebrews said, “Fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2). Those who first read these words knew that Jesus had long since ascended to the Father. So, what did the writer to the Hebrews mean? I have noticed that there… Read More »
Worship Before and After
The first thing that God created was “the heavens”. Thousands of years later the Psalmist wrote, “the heavens proclaim the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1). Even though the heavens do not have lips and a larynx, creation cannot help but honour the one who created it. Before humans… before sin…before trouble… before all these things…there… Read More »