Respected Worship

So often, if we are not careful, our worship to God can simply become routine. It becomes something that we just do by going through the motions. Whether its prayer, Bible reading, church attendance, or so forth; it simply becomes our routine. When we get into this cycle we are able to do these things without even much thought. We pray with our lips while our thoughts are somewhere else. We sing without emotion and we sit in a pew thinking about what to do when church is over. When we worship like this, we are bringing the same type of offering as Cain in Genesis chapter 4. The Bible says that Cain brought of the fruit while Abel brought the firtborn. Cains offering was without thought, emotion, or faith. He was simply bringing something because He was supposed to. When God did not accept his offering he became angry with God and with Abel. We all know what happened next. He lured his brother out into a field and killed him. You see, when we get in routine worship and God's Spirit isn't rich in us like someone else, we tend to become angry and critcize others. If we are not careful, we may even kill their character. The Bible says that Abel's offering was accepted because he brought it in faith (Hebrews 11). If we are going to have something God approves of we must bring it with faith. We must bring a sacrifice of praise. It has to be thought out and planned. So don't just do it today, but do it with faith and passion. Present yourselves as a living sacrifice today. God bless