It is the Lord’s Day. You have come to church to worship God “in spirit and in truth.” You are in church to give him worth — worth-ship, as the English word properly means. What now? Here again the word which is the theme of this book comes to center stage — discipline. It is of great significance that one of the two most prominent words denoting worship in the New Testament is the word latreuo, which means “to work or serve.”
This tells us implicitly that worship involves work — disciplined work. It is from this word that liturgy is derived, for liturgy is one’s work in worship. All churches have liturgies, even those which would call themselves “non-liturgical.” In fact, having no liturgy is a liturgy! Relaxed charismatic services may be as liturgical in their format as a high-church service — and in some cases more rigid. My purpose is not to recommend one liturgy over another, though, of course, I have my opinion. The point I wish to make is that whatever your liturgy may be, you must work at it with all you have, for worship is work.
There must be some holy sweat if you are to please and glorify God. Finally we must also understand that the discipline of worship is the way to bounding gladness in worship. As Eugene Peterson has so well said: “Worship is an act which develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God which is expressed in an act of worship.” Let us discipline ourselves for the purpose of worship!
HALELUJAH. MIGHTY GOD ENABLE US ALWAYS
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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