PB Devotional

“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭23‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Worshiping God alone is wonderful, but nothing can replace the beauty of coming together corporately to worship Him with others who also have His Spirit in them through the redeeming work of salvation.

In order to truly worship God it requires some soul searching. All too often, people think worship is rooted in feeling like they’ve been with God. You won’t always feel like you’ve been with God and you won’t always feel like worshipping Him. We must realize
that worshiping God comes as a response to our gratitude for His love for us. Knowing God and His character as revealed in Scripture will stir in us a heart of thankfulness that is expressed in worship that brings Him glory. The Holy Spirit causes true worshipers to long to come together with other believers to honor Christ. If God’s Spirit does not stir in you a desire to worship both privately and corporately, it’s time to ask Him to show you why.

“Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.””
‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭21‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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