We honor God by confessing our sins because in so doing we declare that He is worthy to be confessed to. This is an admission that God knows better than we do and has the authority to set a standard to which we are held accountable. Just as the Israelites did by beginning their prayer of confessions with an acknowledgement of God's greatness, so we can begin our confessions with praise to God for His power, grace, and faithfulness towards us.
Remember that God's primary purpose in creating anything at all was to bring himself greater glory. It is easy for is to accept even His great blessings in self centered ways, as if they were meant only to make us as happy as possible. God does love us greatly, and He wants us to live in joy; but the response to his blessings certainly should not stop there. He gives us good things because He desires that we praise Him for them. Don't stop parsing him when you receive His blessings.
We can all learn from the example of the Israelite in their celebration of Christ. They devoted a great deal of time and energy to their worship. We should not just try to fit worshiping the Lord in around the other things we feel we have to do. It should be our first priority, and we can schedule the rest of our lives around it.
Today God is giving you the opportunity to worship and praise him, will you take it? He is giving you the chance to witness for him and share his love, will you take advantage of it? Show God that you are willing to go an extra thousand mile for him. I am making it easier for you to witness for Christ, share this with all your friends and post on all the social networks you're on. Lead someone to Christ today. |
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