Good morning and welcome to a brand new week.
Let’s look again at the response of the returning leper we looked at last week.
Luke 17: 15 - 16 (NKJV)
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
· When I close my eyes and think of this lone leper returning to thank Jesus for what he had done for him I get a lovely picture of it simply being what we call, worship. Yes, he was a Samaritan and that meant he was the least likely of the ten to worship Jesus, but that makes it even more powerful. Jesus deserving worship is not a cultural thing but an “everyone who has had their lives changed by Him thing”.
· I have been challenging you to give God due response in your lives and worship, like faith it is a due response that He deserves, and He is due the best of our worship.
· Remember, worship is ‘worth ship’ (the placing of your worth on someone or something) when you take time in your day to worship God you put your worth on Him and yes, He so deserves it!
· A great key to remember is that we do not worship Him firstly for what he does, but for who He is. If you only worship Him for what he does your worship life will be like a rollercoaster. It will be up and down, but if you worship Him firstly for who He is you can have consistency in your worship that only ever increases when He does you good.
· God loves your worship because it is something you choose to give away. It can’t be snatched or demanded it is freely given. Every human has worship in them to give away and you see many give it to differing things and people. Some give their worship to football teams and others to cars or pop stars. It is good for us to enjoy other things but to always make sure that the best of our worship (our greatest shout of adoration) is reserved for our King – Jesus.
Today, give God again what He is due. Give Him your worship.
Bless you.
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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