The Heart of our Father
There is a daily routine at my house that I’m sure many of you can relate to. It’s called, when Dad gets home, my girls rush to greet me with phrases like “daddy’s home” (of course for my 1 year old it’s just “AHHAHHHHAH!” ....which we all know means, “woo hoo, daddy’s home”). Alexa (my 4 year old) always has to tell me the details of her day, and always wants to know what I did at work. Most of all, though, she just wants to be close to me, and know what's on my heart. Even Olivia (my 1 year old) wants me to pick her up and hold her close to me. I love it!
So, I got to thinking, do I truly have that desire with my Heavenly Father? These thoughts probably came to mind because I’m TRYING to read this book called the Dangerous Act of Worship. For those of you who know me, I know, "try" is a pretty good term to use here as I hardly EVER read. The main challenge in the early part of this book is that many of us have missed what the act of worship is all about. At the heart of our Father, his true desire is that all people come to knowledge of Him (1 Tim 2:3-4; 2 Peter 3:9) It is about reaching the lost.
We sing a song in church called “Mission’s Flame”. In that song, we sing the line “You should be the praise of every tongue”. So, how can God be the praise of every tongue if we aren’t telling people about Him? Sometimes people separate “Missions” from “Worship”, when really they are inseparable. You see, true worship - living a LIFE OF WORSHIP, is loving God, loving others, and sharing with them the love that Jesus Christ has for them. It IS God’s desire, after all. Even in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) it wasn't until the disciples had fallen down and worshipped Him that God gave them the commandment to go and make disciples.
God our Father loves it when we are close to his heart, worshipping him (Ps. 147:11) just like I love it when every day I get home from work and my daughters just want to be close to me. The question I am struggling with in my own life is this. If we aren’t showing and sharing the love of Christ with those around us, and seeing people come to a knowledge of Him, are we truly living a life of worship?
So, I got to thinking, do I truly have that desire with my Heavenly Father? These thoughts probably came to mind because I’m TRYING to read this book called the Dangerous Act of Worship. For those of you who know me, I know, "try" is a pretty good term to use here as I hardly EVER read. The main challenge in the early part of this book is that many of us have missed what the act of worship is all about. At the heart of our Father, his true desire is that all people come to knowledge of Him (1 Tim 2:3-4; 2 Peter 3:9) It is about reaching the lost.
We sing a song in church called “Mission’s Flame”. In that song, we sing the line “You should be the praise of every tongue”. So, how can God be the praise of every tongue if we aren’t telling people about Him? Sometimes people separate “Missions” from “Worship”, when really they are inseparable. You see, true worship - living a LIFE OF WORSHIP, is loving God, loving others, and sharing with them the love that Jesus Christ has for them. It IS God’s desire, after all. Even in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) it wasn't until the disciples had fallen down and worshipped Him that God gave them the commandment to go and make disciples.
God our Father loves it when we are close to his heart, worshipping him (Ps. 147:11) just like I love it when every day I get home from work and my daughters just want to be close to me. The question I am struggling with in my own life is this. If we aren’t showing and sharing the love of Christ with those around us, and seeing people come to a knowledge of Him, are we truly living a life of worship?
posted by Matt Boyd at
7:40 AM
1 Comments:
Cool thoughts. I came across your blog searching under Matt Redman. God bless !
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