Best Christmas gift ever--Jesus!!
What do we have to offer Jesus in 2012?
How about our daily worship? I don't mean standing with hands raised, eyes closed, and singing worshipful songs, although that is certainly not a bad thing. Worship could also be called "worth-ship"; basically, it means to assign worth and value to someone or something. Daily worship translates into the daily choices we make, from the mundane to the monumental. Mundane choices include ones such as what we wear, how we spend a dollar, how we choose to treat people trying to get ahead of us in the grocery line, and how creative our vocabulary will be. Considering that God admonishes us to ..."not let any unwholesome talk..." come out of our mouths (from Ephesians 4:29), but only things that are helpful to others, do we consistently treat Him as worthy of our efforts in that area?
. As we assign value to God with our daily, mundane choices, it becomes natural to worship Him with the monumental ones, such as deciding on a college/career, choosing a spouse, starting a family, or spending ten thousand dollars! Romans 12:1 and 2 implores us to give ourselves to the sacrifice of daily worship since it is only reasonable in light of all Jesus has done for us. This comes about by allowing God's Holy Spirit to transform our minds through His Word. If we were to immerse ourselves in as much Bible study as television viewing, do you think we would see a paradigm shift in our values and personal spiritual growth? With daily worship (or worth-ship), could we be living in the center of His perfect Will? Don't let this world's prevailing-but-failing philosophies mold you!
The next time someone asks you, "Where do you worship?" you could say, "The checkout line," or, "at work," or "in traffic," and see what they say!
What do we have to offer Jesus in 2012?
How about our daily worship? I don't mean standing with hands raised, eyes closed, and singing worshipful songs, although that is certainly not a bad thing. Worship could also be called "worth-ship"; basically, it means to assign worth and value to someone or something. Daily worship translates into the daily choices we make, from the mundane to the monumental. Mundane choices include ones such as what we wear, how we spend a dollar, how we choose to treat people trying to get ahead of us in the grocery line, and how creative our vocabulary will be. Considering that God admonishes us to ..."not let any unwholesome talk..." come out of our mouths (from Ephesians 4:29), but only things that are helpful to others, do we consistently treat Him as worthy of our efforts in that area?
. As we assign value to God with our daily, mundane choices, it becomes natural to worship Him with the monumental ones, such as deciding on a college/career, choosing a spouse, starting a family, or spending ten thousand dollars! Romans 12:1 and 2 implores us to give ourselves to the sacrifice of daily worship since it is only reasonable in light of all Jesus has done for us. This comes about by allowing God's Holy Spirit to transform our minds through His Word. If we were to immerse ourselves in as much Bible study as television viewing, do you think we would see a paradigm shift in our values and personal spiritual growth? With daily worship (or worth-ship), could we be living in the center of His perfect Will? Don't let this world's prevailing-but-failing philosophies mold you!
The next time someone asks you, "Where do you worship?" you could say, "The checkout line," or, "at work," or "in traffic," and see what they say!