Christian Worship results in Re-creation
The great author and apologetic C.S. Lewis once wrote, “It
is in the process of being worshipped that God communicates His presence to
man.” I have found this to be absolutely true. Our response to God results in
His revelation of Himself to us. As we seek Him, He speaks to us; as we hear
Him, we know Him more; and as we know Him more, we are moved to act
accordingly.
One way to look at the worship service is as a series of
directions/arrows:
God speaks
to us, through His Word and His Spirit. We call this “Hearing God’s Word.”
Several times in the Gospels, Jesus sends his disciples into the world
to proclaim the Kingdom of God. They have heard his teachings, they have lived
life with him, and they are thus sent to proclaim Jesus to the world. And when
he sent them, he sent them with authority to do amazing things (Matthew 10). I
once heard a speaker say that we, the body of Christ in the world, are God’s
plan to redeem creation. There is no “Plan B.” Nor need there be. Christ will
come again, and until then He has ordained the Church to spread the word.
Rejoice! Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4)! May we show the world the grace and love that the Father has shown us!
Rejoice! Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4)! May we show the world the grace and love that the Father has shown us!
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