As I stood
in front of the mirror one Friday I took a long look at the shirt I was
wearing. On Friday’s in my workplace we
wear shirts that say “IT’S FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY!” with a fireworks display
going on all around the words. There is definitely a celebration going on both
on the shirt and in those who are happy to see Friday finally come so they can
begin their weekends away for a few days.
I then
thought about one of the first Bible verses my son and I learned years ago. It is, “I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the
house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1. I asked myself whether or not I was as excited
to see Sunday worship come as I am to see Friday come? Do I look forward to it all week? Do I count the hours ‘til I can finally go? Do I celebrate with others the fact that the
day is finally here? Do I wear my happy
clothes of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and
faithfulness”, as I meet and greet those around me? Do I have real joy as I worship or is my mind
on getting through “church” so I can check it off my “to-do list” and move on
to the next thing?
Psalm 100:2
says, “Worship the Lord with
gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.”
I want to look ahead and forward to Sunday
worship; to do this I need the help of the Holy Spirit. I need to prepare my heart before the day
arrives so I can see if there is any unconfessed sin or grievance I have to
deal with before I offer myself to the Lord.
I need to clothe myself on the inside with the Fruit of the Spirit so I
will respond on the outside as Jesus would.
Then, I will be able to worship the Lord with gladness and mean what I
say when I sing:
I
love you, Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship You
Oh, my soul rejoice!
Take joy my King
In what You hear
Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear!
And I lift my voice
To worship You
Oh, my soul rejoice!
Take joy my King
In what You hear
Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear!
Amen!
~Donna Bowles
Thank you Donna for linking up at Rethinking My Thinking. I love this post! It is a great reminder that we need to look forward to coming together to worship the LORD. I know I don't always do that. Blessings.
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