This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
But in vain they do worship me,... – Matthew 15:8-9. THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY: God sees your heart before He hears your voice.
Authentic worship is very important in order to access the Presence of
God. The anchor Scripture makes us understand that it is possible to offer vain
worship; ‘…in vain they do worship me..’ What then is vain worship? It is the
worship that is useless and empty and produces no result. This means that
worship or praise is beyond just singing.
On the other hand, worship can also be authentic. It is important for us
to know what makes praise authentic. Authentic worship or praise is beyond
singing; the quality of the voice is not as important as the state of the life
that is offering the worship. The meaning is that God sees your heart before He
hears your voice. There are deep worshippers of God who do not know the
difference between alto, tenor, soprano and bass and there are singers of alto,
tenor, and soprano who don’t know what worship is. What is most important to
God is not musical ability, theatrical ability or ability to dance, jump, sing
or clap but the state of our heart with Him.
What then makes worship authentic and productive?
What then makes worship authentic and productive?
One of them is SOLID CHARACTER. Characterless worship is useless worship. Isaiah
43:21 said ‘these people have I formed for myself, they shall
show forth my praise.’ He said they shall ‘show’ forth, not ‘sing’
forth. So, what your life shows is a higher worship than what your mouth sings.
Your character is either bringing God glory or shame. God is interested in
whether your life is acceptable before your worship can be acceptable to Him.
For instance, if somebody serves you food in a plate, you will be interested in
the integrity (neatness) of both the person and the plate in which the food is
served. When you offer God worship, He would want to know the kind of vessel
that is producing that worship. Authentic praise must come from a solid
character because an unrepentant sinner dancing in Church is not different from
somebody who is dancing in a disco hall.
Beloved, watch your character so you can offer quality worship to God.
ASSIGNMENT(S): 1.
Maintain good character before God in worship 2. Maintain a lifestyle of
integrity.
PRAYER: Lord,
I receive grace to live a life of character so I can offer You true worship, in
Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE: Everyone
can sing songs but not everyone can worship God in truth and spirit. Culled
from PROTOCOL OF THE ARK
DAILY READING
Source: Seeds of Destiny, 23/03/2015.
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