How do you worship God?

Most people do not write their own obituary, but Joe Blanchard of Florida recently died and left an obit in his own words. Here is what he wanted us to know: "I have never been an outward communication religious man, but have always had a strong belief in the Lord and His power. My communications have been in the duck blind, deer stand, fishing boat and on the golf course." Now I find this quite impressive, just probably not in the way that he intended.

What we must do as Christians is to find out what God wants/expects us to do when it comes to worship. It always mattered to Him. If we go back to the very beginning, we see Abel bringing an acceptable sacrifice and Cain not doing so. All through the Bible God teaches us over and over the importance of doing things His way, and certainly this applies to our worship.

In the New Testament we note that Jesus, right before His death, taught His disciples the importance of taking the Lord's Supper after He was gone, to eat the bread and drink the fruit of the vine as a remembrance. We see this being done by the early Christians in the book of Acts. And we see the importance of the church, the gathering of Christians weekly, to worship together and to remember the Lord.

Now back to Joe and the duck blind. Of course it is good to commune with God wherever one is, whether that be a duck blind or in a bath tub. But if that is the limit of our worship to God, we need to go back to the Bible and see what God wants. Our worship isn't just for us; it is for Him also. And we need to do it His way....not just as a sideline to our play, or to our work or to whatever we find ourselves doing. This is not an editorial; this is what the Bible teaches, what God has said to us, and we need to be listening. Have a great week! ........written in love from one who cares.