We’ve talked about false worship the past few days, let’s remember Who it is we are to worship — the One, True, Living God, creator of the universe!  There are thousands of verses in His Book that would help us think on Him, but I’ve chosen five of my favorites for today.  Just mediate on each of these passage and make sure your heart is truly worshipping HIM!

 Exodus 20:3-6

You shall have no other gods before me.

"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Exodus 20:3-6

You shall have no other gods before me.

“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name forever and ever.  Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever — Psalm 145:2

 Almighty God

speak to us today.

Meet us in THIS place. 

TRANSFORM

us by the POWER of Your word.

YOU are TREASURED by YOUR ABBA (DADDY) in Heaven.

Immanuel עִמָּנוּאֵל God is with you.

You are the apple of His eye.

The other day, I was singing this song on my own, in worship-

Jesus, Lover of my soul, Jesus, I will never let You go. You’ve taken me from the miry clay. You’ve set my feet upon the rock and now I know. I love you. I need you. Though my world may fall, I will never let you go. My Savior my closest friend —

I kept singing and pondering this last lyric. I don’t know how to explain how this hit me- but it did. I just kept singing this lyric "my Savior (yes, I know 100% You are my Savior), my closest Friend."  It’s almost as if I was singing this last part as a question. Is Jesus really my closest friend?  A better friend than my wife, than my closest fleshy-friends (godly but made of flesh), closer than my kids?  Would I rather be with God or watch a movie? Would I rather spend time reading His book or the latest trendy book? Do I desire Him more than anything else? Do I call on my best Friend when I need help or someone else? 

God is amazing and beyond words. Remember this as you pray to the Eternal One.

Prayer is where the action is.

- John Wesley

Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees.

- Corrie ten Boom

Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still.

- E.M. Bounds

Take a moment right now to pray.
Ask God to speak to you and
to prepare your heart to meet with Him.