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Know Worship / Know Love
#WorshipDevotional #KnowWorship The essence of our relationship with Christ and our relationship with one another is through a committed spirit of love.
This kind of love is the strongest bond of friendship. “I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.” – Henry Ward Beecher From the words of Hebrews 13, brotherly love was in danger of being lost. The writer tells us to “keep on loving each other as brothers,” (v.1). It does not say we must love or need to love, as this would be some kind of a new thought.
No, Hebrews charges us to “keep on” loving one another, as Christ taught us to love. The love that Hebrews expresses is a devout kind of relational love – being knitted together. We see this Old Testament example in the relationship between David and Jonathan.
It is a commitment. It is a harness that says, I am with you no matter what. It is a deep care that is not shaken by pride, condition, worry or inconvenience. When we see this kind of love expressed from our Father, we are filled with a knowing of God’s commitment to us.
We have His promise as indicated in Hebrews 13.5 where He says: “I will never leave you; never will I forsake you.” God holds to His promise that He will never abandon us. His love for us never hinges on our behavior or attitudes.
He is constant and consistent with His love towards us. He offers us continuous grace, even in our selfish action. When we position ourselves towards God’s will, instead of our earthly gains, that is when we can enter into a deeper relationship with our heavenly Father. -Ps. 119.36 Living in the world of wanting more success, control and power, it is easy to become dissatisfied with what we have and start looking for more.
Paul discovered that his relationship with God was more important than any of the stuff in this world. He learned the “secret” to being content, whether he just had the best meal, or he was starving. Paul realized that God would be with him wherever he went and help him through whatever circumstances he encountered. -Phil.4.11 God graciously invites us to draw near to Him – daily – mommently. Are we inviting our neighbors in the same way? To approach His throne of grace with confidence is through the humility of Christ.
Acknowledging the holiness of God and remembering the frailty of our own humanity in worship, will bring us to a richer understanding of His mercy and the mercy we are to show to one another. [ctt template=”10″ link=”hz56R” via=”no” ]When we learn how to love one another unselfishly, we learn who to love God more authentically.[/ctt]
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