Day 13 - Worship That Pleases God
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Mark 12:30 (New International Version)
Rick’s unpacking good worship today.
God is pleased when our worship is accurate.
“Worship in truth”.
God is pleased when our worship is authentic.
Rick refers to Gary Thomas‘ book, “Sacred Pathways” in which he identifies nine ways people draw near to God:
1. Naturalists inspired outdoors
2. Sensates inspired by multisensory environment
3. Traditionalists inspired by rituals, liturgies, symbols
4. Ascetics inspired by solitude and simplicity
5. Activists inspired in context of making the world a better place
6. Caregivers love God by loving others
7. Enthusiasts love God through celebration
8. Contemplatives love God through adoration
9. Intellectuals love God by studying with their minds
God is pleased when our worship is thoughtful - something we can understand and others can understand as well.
God is pleased when our worship is practical - linked with action in our lives.
What’s more important to God right now? My private or public worship? I think they’re linked with each other - and feed each other.
