Worship–Not Entertainment

The church assembles together for the purpose of worship of the Lord of glory and not to be entertained. It takes the Spirit and the truth to truly worship our God. Jesus told the Samaritan woman, “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24).  The word entertain is not found but one time in the scriptures and then it is used in the context of love and hospitality and not to amuse. Heb. 13:2 says, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” This is a far cry from some of the things that are done in modern worship services which appeal to the flesh and not the Spirit. There were some that came to seek Jesus just because they ate of the loaves and were filled; not because they desired to be with Jesus and hear His word. I wonder how many come to a modern assembly to be with Jesus rather than to be entertained by some entertainer, choir, movie, or even the preacher? This is a good atmosphere for carnal Christians. Jesus is to be the center of attention in any worship service and not any individual. The main part of the worship service is the proclamation of the word of God. Singing and prayer is a part of the worship services that sets the stage for the preached word. Jeremiah tells us, “Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.” (Jer. 7:2). Pray for the Holy Spirit to manifest His presence in our assemblies, but we must seek after the Spirit and not of the flesh. Some things are acceptable to God and some are not. Jesus overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those that sold doves in the temple because they had made a den of thieves out of the place that was a house of prayer. (Matt. 21:13). Worshipping the Lord is a serious affair. May we put all our energy into it and not take it so lightly.–March 15, 2012–Elder Larry Wise

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