There seem to be a lot of ritualistic rules surrounding forgiveness and worship that appear to be irrelevant to 2010. I offer my thoughts and wonder if others can add to them.
- Corporate worship should be orderly, planned, individually prepared for, it’s holy (7:1) and led respectfully by the Priestly community.
- We must offer worship to God continually.
- The fire of worship must never go out (6:13).
- We must take seriously the fact that Jesus Christ is our ultimate scrifice for our own sins/wrongdoings.
- Worship/sacrifice is not the same for every occasion…we can all meet with God in our own way if our heart is right before Him.
The challenge to me is “do I come into God’s presence (daily individually or corporately in church or Home Group) with the wonder and awe He deserves or am I over familiar and too casual? Do I really take into account my sinfulness and imperfection before God?”
It’s a joy to share reading the Bible in a Year daily with so many other friends connected to Christ Church. So far I’ve managed to just about keep up – thank you for the challenge Jenny. May we all be blessed by the richness and surprises of what we read, even if some of it appears to be unrelated to the culture and context in which we live.
Have others of you been amazed at the conncetions to be found between all the readings set for each day?
Angela
