Let Us Be Honest With Ourselves
What hinders YOUR worship?
If we say, my work, then are we willing to change jobs?
If we say, my family time, then are we willing to make changes in how we share time with them?
What hinders OUR worship?
If we say, my relationships, then are we willing to walk away from spending so much time with these people as we share more time with others, with tasks God gives us to do, and with God Himself?
If we say my relaxation time, then are we willing to change our desires, our wants, our selfish ambitions?
What hinders MY worship?
If we say, “I do, myself, hinder my worship of God.” Then, are we willing to allow God to change us?
God promises His children so much! When we place God first and foremost in our lives, then we are guaranteed that our relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit—will become more intimate. It has often been said: We are as close to God as we wish to be.
The apostle John had much to say about God’s promises. Let’s read together to see one amazing promise of God that HE PROMISES US—
“This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.”
(1 John 2:25 NASB)
Let us consider:
- What needs to be removed from our lives so that we can experience God more?
- What needs to be removed from our lives so that we can hear God more?
- What needs to be removed from our lives so that we can see God move more?
- What needs to be cleared out, cleaned out, eradicated, given away, set down, placed far away from us—so that we can receive MORE of HIM?
“This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.
These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you;
but as His anointing teaches you about all things,
and is true and is not a lie,
and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
Now, little children, abide in Him,
so that when He appears,
we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.”
(1 John 2:25-28 NASB)
Immediately, Adam and Eve come to my mind because when they realized their sin, they covered & hid themselves—hoping that God would not see them & the sin they had committed.
Oh, it is a truth, we should never wish to “shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.” (1 John 2:28b NASB)
Let Us Be Honest With Ourselves.
- There is most assuredly “something” in our daily lives that hinders our worship of God.
- We could draw closer to the Father.
- God Is a Promise-Keeper!
- We have “something” or “someone” that stands in our way, that hinders our worship of our Savior.
- Since the Holy Spirit indwells within us at the moment of our salvation, then most assuredly, we need to allow God to cleanse His temple where His Spirit resides.
Through the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit the beloved apostle John leaves us with this final thought:
“If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.”
(1 John 2:29 NASB)
- May we be the light in the world that Jesus has called us to be.
- May we be the salt in the world that Jesus has called us to be.
- May we be the fragrance of Christ Jesus as we enter the room & may we leave the lingering fragrance of Jesus Christ as we walk, going to & fro within our day.
May we today—
Begin to BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES. &
Begin to BECOME MORE INTENTIONAL IN OUR CHRISTIAN WALK.