- Delight
yourself in the Lord
The first integral component of
true spiritual worship is to delight oneself in the Lord. God loves a cheerful
giver, and as The Father and Master He deserves our highest honor and
reverence, and we ought to present to Him the best that we have. If we offer to
Him the blind, the evil, the lame and the sick, we will not be favorably
accepted. The only acceptable offering we can offer to God is what He has
sanctified and set apart as holy. To enable us in taking delight when appearing
before Him, the Lord has established a principle, which if obeyed, will ensure
our joy continuously in His presence. This principle is designed to supply our
needs, by which we will be able to present ourselves before Him at His
appointed time and to rejoice before Him.
We are not to present ourselves
before Him because of legalism, cohesion or trying to please others. For we
have been duly instructed saying; “One person esteems one day above another;
another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He
who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the
day, to the Lord, he does not observe it” (Romans 14:5-6).
So worshiping God is not something
one does out of compulsion, cohesion or legalism, but from a cheerful and
willing heart and expressing this delight by following this principle which
states; “Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His
salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders
among all peoples. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is also
to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the
LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness
are in His place” 1Chronicles 16:23-27; Psalms 95: 1-7;
Psalms 96:1-7).
And so, we have been duly
admonished saying; “Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the
upright is beautiful. Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an
instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout
of joy. For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is done in truth” (Psalms
33:1-4).
Therefore, one should take delight
and pleasure in presenting him/herself before God at the times and occasions
which He has ordained.
To be continued
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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