Set the Worshiper Free
ages before God sought a temple,
He had been seeking worshippers. He could do without the former, but
not without the latter.
His first sanctuary was but a tent;
and three thousand years had elapsed before He said, Build me a house wherein
I may dwell. Yet all this time He was seeking for worshippers amongst the sons
of men. By man’s sin God had lost the worship of earth, and He had set Himself
to regain it.
1. He wants LOVE. Being the
infinitely loveable God, He asks love from man—from every man; love according
to His worth and beauty.
2. He claims OBEDIENCE. For
His will is the fountainhead of all law; and He expects that this will of His
should be in all things conformed to.
3. He expects SERVICE. The
willing and living service of man’s whole being is what He claims and desires,—the
service of body, soul, and spirit.
4. He asks for WORSHIP. He
does not stand in need of human praise or prayer; yet He asks for these, He
delights in these, He wants the inner praise of the silent heart. He wants the
uttered praise of the fervent lip and tongue. He desires the solitary praise of
the closet; and still more the loud harmony of the great congregation; for “the
Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob,” (Ps.
87:2). True praise is a “speaking well of God”, (1 Peter 1:3), speaking of Him
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, according to His excellency. “Bless
the Lord, O my soul” (Ps. 103:1), “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ” (Eph. 1:3).
Good luck friends, its all about Him.
