ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. (Psalm 29:1,2)
Thoughts: At the Baccalaureate Service in our town, Rev. Mark Scott quoted David B. Wallace who spoke at Kenyon College's graduation and said to the relatively secular group: "Find something to worship." His point was worship of anything or anyone gives purpose, direction, and hope (even if it is a bit delusional). The Bible tells us to "worship the Lord and serve Him only" (Dt. 6:13; Mt. 4:10) because all other gods will fail us or in the end harm us. It frankly is hard to go through life without worshiping something- living a purposeless existence. Some worship video games, themselves, their partner, their children, their money, a boat, a car/truck, a job, prestige or popularity, beauty, human intelligence. Such worship is not much different from worshiping the moon or a tree- for they are only part of creation.
The Church is called into existence by the worship of God. We who are drawn to give ourselves to the Lord are called in love to be together.
A few years ago there was a house fire in our area. What I found was that neighbors who had not talked or been together for years would come out- knock on each other's doors- and go look at the flames and activity surrounding the fire. It became a common draw and brought everyone closer together- as really any disaster does. So it is when we experience the power, majesty, beauty and help of God- we want to come together and focus- and worship. There is a draw to God that calls us to sing to Him, pray to Him, commune with Him and each other and focus on Him together. However, if the flame is not very significant or powerful in our eyes- we will stay in our houses, stay in our seats, stay to ourselves.
If we find the Lord is worthy of worship; if we love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength- then we will come out and worship together.
Prayer: Lord- May I give myself to you in humility, in worship. Give me a vision to see what is important and what is not.
(Crowd standing around a burning plane)
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