Musick-al Note # 306
Many people regard going to church services as they would attending a play on the stage. Because they are so man-centered, and not God-centered, they think of themselves as spectators, with the preacher as the main performer and if God is anywhere in the production, He is certainly on the sidelines. How unfortunate and how different from true worship! GOD IS THE HEARER, THE RECEIVER and approver while the congregation is the actor and the preacher should be only a prompter to help draw close to Him from whom all blessings come. Worship for the Christian is offered to God the Father from the heart, through Jesus Christ and according to truth (John 4:24). When you come to the worship service, do you consider your presence in that worship service as you would attend a lecture or a concert? Or do you realize that the service is a meeting with God to offer Him expressions of love, adoration and devotion?
In meeting with God, truly the place where God is becomes “The ground on which you stand is holy ground.” Should we not consider our hearts to offer God those actions and activities that express our love, joy, and thankfulness?
Gordon Musick
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