It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
Calvin Coolidge
Nehemiah 8:5-6
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up. Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. (HCSB)
Webster’s dictionary gives us this definition of “worship.” “Extravagant respect or admiration for, or devotion to, an object of esteem.” To me this transcends what we are doing in our churches today. We seem to have become to “laid back” in our services, and we are not truly acknowledging who our God is. We have lost our amazement, and we are losing opportunities for special times with our Lord.
Even today we recognize certain positions in our government by standing in honor of them when they come into a room. It is recognition of position, and it seems that we do not have that same regard and respect for our God. Look at the reaction of the people to Ezra opening The Book. They stood up, they raised their hands, and they bowed down on their faces, and shouted Amen! Which is saying in Hebrew that something is certain, valid, truthful, or faithful.
1 Timothy 2:8 tells us this, “Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.” This tells me that when I come into God’s house and God’s Book is opened that I am to surrender totally to God’s authority in my life. If we come into God’s presence with the right attitude of worship, maybe we will leave with an attitude that “reflects” His Glory to this lost world…God Bless.
Pastor William
Calvin Coolidge
Nehemiah 8:5-6
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up. Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. (HCSB)
Webster’s dictionary gives us this definition of “worship.” “Extravagant respect or admiration for, or devotion to, an object of esteem.” To me this transcends what we are doing in our churches today. We seem to have become to “laid back” in our services, and we are not truly acknowledging who our God is. We have lost our amazement, and we are losing opportunities for special times with our Lord.
Even today we recognize certain positions in our government by standing in honor of them when they come into a room. It is recognition of position, and it seems that we do not have that same regard and respect for our God. Look at the reaction of the people to Ezra opening The Book. They stood up, they raised their hands, and they bowed down on their faces, and shouted Amen! Which is saying in Hebrew that something is certain, valid, truthful, or faithful.
1 Timothy 2:8 tells us this, “Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.” This tells me that when I come into God’s house and God’s Book is opened that I am to surrender totally to God’s authority in my life. If we come into God’s presence with the right attitude of worship, maybe we will leave with an attitude that “reflects” His Glory to this lost world…God Bless.
Pastor William
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