Showing posts with label corinthians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corinthians. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Worship lifestyle part two
1 Cor 10:31-33
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God - even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
Last post I discussed the first part of this scripture and something that was on my heart. This topic is still on my mind. Living for the glory of God is such a big issue, that I feel we could talk about it always. As do I feel that there are always things in my life that I need to correct before I can honestly say that I honor God with my whole life. If I would even get to that point. Big if.
As with all things, I think the state of our heart is important. Our God knows your heart and mine, and He knows our desires. Main point here is this: is He our main desire?
That questions poses a health check. We can't get to 1 Corinthians 10:32-33 if this is not the case. A desire to know Him more is where we need to start and keep coming back to. Hebrews 11 states that 'without faith it is impossible to please God', in Psalm 104 the author writes that his meditions pleases God, in 1 Timothy 2 we can read that it pleases God when we pray, give thanks and intercede for other people.
All these - and other scriptures that discuss pleasing God and giving God glory - have one theme in the middle. We actually NEED to spend time with Him. Quality time. Have you grown more hungry lately? I think in order for us to play a larger role in reaching our cities, 'so that they may be saved', it is imperative that we grow more hungry and spend more time with our Creator. We are stronger with Him.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Worship Lifestyle part one
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
For those of you who have read posts on this blog before, you might know where I'm headed with this. If you have been in church for a long time, you might have heard this tons of times before. But bear with me and let me give you a quick reminder.
Mind you, this is not just a reminder to you, but maybe most of all to myself. This scripture reminds me of the fact that my God wants it all, not just on Sundays, youth meetings or band rehearsals. He wants the whole package, seven days of the week. Of course this might add pressure, or a sense of expectancy. I would like to switch this whole idea around: it gives endless possibilities. Every day we have so many opportunities to give glory to God in all things we do; seeking Him when wake up, reading His Word when we can and meditating on it, and handling the people around us in a loving manner. Of course from time to time we do or say something that is not completely edifying, but in those moments we can be assured that God's grace covers us. Let's at least have an attitude of worship, where what we say and do edifies the people around us and gives glory to our Father.
Being a whole-hearted worshiper is not a status set apart for musicians or ministers. It is about a devotional lifestyle that glorifies our God. You can be a great worshiper without being able to play a single note. He is after your heart. Don't know where to start? A good beginning would probably be at the start of your day, by giving Him the firsts. Handling other people the way Jesus intended us to. Proverbs 19:22 gives us a great encouragement:
"All that is desired in a man is kindness"
1 Corinthians 10:31
For those of you who have read posts on this blog before, you might know where I'm headed with this. If you have been in church for a long time, you might have heard this tons of times before. But bear with me and let me give you a quick reminder.
Mind you, this is not just a reminder to you, but maybe most of all to myself. This scripture reminds me of the fact that my God wants it all, not just on Sundays, youth meetings or band rehearsals. He wants the whole package, seven days of the week. Of course this might add pressure, or a sense of expectancy. I would like to switch this whole idea around: it gives endless possibilities. Every day we have so many opportunities to give glory to God in all things we do; seeking Him when wake up, reading His Word when we can and meditating on it, and handling the people around us in a loving manner. Of course from time to time we do or say something that is not completely edifying, but in those moments we can be assured that God's grace covers us. Let's at least have an attitude of worship, where what we say and do edifies the people around us and gives glory to our Father.
Being a whole-hearted worshiper is not a status set apart for musicians or ministers. It is about a devotional lifestyle that glorifies our God. You can be a great worshiper without being able to play a single note. He is after your heart. Don't know where to start? A good beginning would probably be at the start of your day, by giving Him the firsts. Handling other people the way Jesus intended us to. Proverbs 19:22 gives us a great encouragement:
"All that is desired in a man is kindness"
Monday, October 17, 2011
Prologue - love never fails
Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8a)
To be very honest, I don't read many blogs. I love listening to online messages, but for some reason I'm not the blog reading person. Not because I dislike reading, actually the contrary is true.
Still there are several reasons to start blogging. Firstly I don't seem to be able to keep my findings and revelations and experiences to myself, which might be a very healthy quality (most of the time). Moreover I'm the type of person that finds it fairly easy to pray and to worship God, but it takes more effort to really read and think about the Bible for myself. So this blog might be some sort of journal or maybe it might just be my notes when reading my Bible, actually it doesn't matter.
As said before, worshipping God is quite easy for me. I mean, God created everything we know about, and still cares about us. Jesus describes in Matthew 30 how even sparrows do not fall outside of God's care, how all the hairs on our head are numbered and how much we mean to God. God cares for us. God loves us. Knowing that the Most High loves me, forgives me still after all the things I've done wrong and cares for me and wants to take care of me gives an indescribable feeling. It makes me want to be in His presence.
I hope this encourages you to spend more time in worship. God is almighty, but God is also caring and loving. Love never fails.
L
To be very honest, I don't read many blogs. I love listening to online messages, but for some reason I'm not the blog reading person. Not because I dislike reading, actually the contrary is true.
Still there are several reasons to start blogging. Firstly I don't seem to be able to keep my findings and revelations and experiences to myself, which might be a very healthy quality (most of the time). Moreover I'm the type of person that finds it fairly easy to pray and to worship God, but it takes more effort to really read and think about the Bible for myself. So this blog might be some sort of journal or maybe it might just be my notes when reading my Bible, actually it doesn't matter.
As said before, worshipping God is quite easy for me. I mean, God created everything we know about, and still cares about us. Jesus describes in Matthew 30 how even sparrows do not fall outside of God's care, how all the hairs on our head are numbered and how much we mean to God. God cares for us. God loves us. Knowing that the Most High loves me, forgives me still after all the things I've done wrong and cares for me and wants to take care of me gives an indescribable feeling. It makes me want to be in His presence.
I hope this encourages you to spend more time in worship. God is almighty, but God is also caring and loving. Love never fails.
L
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