- Worship
God in truth
To worship
God in truth denotes that we worship Him in accordance to His word for we have
been duly instructed saying; “The entirety of Your word is truth.” And, “Sanctify
them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” And, it is clearly stated that; “In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He
was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without
Him nothing was made that was made” (Psalms 119:160; John17:17;
John 1:1-3).
Truth
therefore, is nothing less than Jesus Christ Himself and the words spoken by Him,
for thus He said; "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
Therefore,
when it comes to worship the One and only true God if the day and occasion that
is being celebrated has not been ordained by Jesus Christ then this is
absolutely vain and idolatrous. For thus says the Lord; “This people honor Me
with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching
as doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God,
you hold the tradition of men” (Matthew 15:8-9; Mark 7:6-8).
Remember
again the Lord said to the prophet Isaiah; “When you come to appear before Me,
Who has required this from your hand, to trample My courts?” Therefore, one
ought not to trample the Lord’s courts unless specifically ordained by Him. For
thus He said to Moses; “The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be
holy convocations, these are My feasts.” And. “These are the feasts of the
LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Isaiah
1: 12; Leviticus 23:2, 4).
So as one
can clearly see, the Lord has ordained specific times for His people to come
and appear before Him. Therefore, no one is excusable for thus says the Lord; "Speak
also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for
it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know
that I am the LORD who sanctifies you…”It is a sign between Me and the children
of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and
on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed” (Exodus 31: 13;
17).
And; “Moreover
I also gave them My Sabbaths (plural), to be a sign between them and Me, that
they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them…hallow My Sabbaths
(plural), and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I
am the LORD your God” (Ezekiel 20:12;20).
I am therefore
personally amazed and bewildered as to why some professing believers are so
passionate in observing the seventh day weekly Sabbath and show little or no
respect and regards to the observance of the annual sabbaths when they are all specific
times which the Lord ordained for His people to appear before Him to worship.
What a paradox?
To be continued
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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