Three Words!

When my wife and I greet each other at home after being apart doing our work, the three words she enjoys hearing are not, “What’s for dinner?”, but rather, “I love you.” However, accompanied by those words must be ACTIONS that convey the same message. Our relationship to God should be considered in that light as well. Is the evidence of our love for God clearly revealed in the ACTION of our life?

Over the last three days we noted some acts of worship from Psalm 96. Take a look again with me at two verses of the Psalm we considered two days ago, noting the ACTION associated with our worshipful relationship to God.

The Psalmist exhorted…
“(8) Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; BRING an offering, and COME into his courts! (9) WORSHIP the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!” ( Psalm 96:8-9 ESV)

Besides “ascribe” and “tremble”, the psalmist mentioned three other
verbs: “BRING”, “COME”, and “WORSHIP”. Are those three words associated with what we have done today? Are they connected in some way to our life every day?

The Jews understood that when they came together for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths, they were not to come to the Lord “empty handed.” ( Deuteronomy 16:16) They were to BRING something as they CAME to WORSHIP God, remembering all He had done on their behalf. This morning we may have brought something to contribute to support the work of the church. But as important and needful as that is, we also should have brought a heart and life to be offered more fully to the God we WORSHIP.

Our COMING to God is not to be an empty thing. To BRING indicates we desire to offer something to Him. To COME signifies a walking toward HIM; being drawn to Him. And the BRINGING AND COMING are to be with a purpose to WORSHIP.

BRING! COME! WORSHIP! All three verbs exhibit together a genuine love for God. Let us daily focus on BRINGING ourselves more fully in line with His will as we COME nearer and nearer to Him, offering life WORSHIP to the One Who has provided for all our blessings both now and for eternity.

Have a great day GENUINELY LOVING THE ONE WHO FIRST LOVED US!
Carl

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