Rhapsody Of Realities, 4 August 2022 Thursday With Pastor Chris
Read and Meditate on Today’s Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional for Thursday 4th August 2022, written by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. God bless you as you study today!
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 4 AUGUST 2022 DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: THE PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF WORSHIP
Scripture: For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers (Romans 1:9).
In the New Testament, it may surprise you to know that the use of the term “worship” is hardly applied to Christians. Of course, you find the term used in the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but in the gospels, Jesus dealt with Jews, not Christians. In the Book of Acts, “worship” is used about four times, and in none of those occasions was it really applied to the Church.
Then you find the word only used once in First Corinthians, and twice in Hebrews. However, when you go into the Book of Revelation, worship is used about 22 times! “How could such a thing that we say is so important be missing in the epistles?” you may wonder.
It’s because, in the epistles, the Lord is actually giving us a practical understanding of worship; He tells us exactly what worship is. Remember, in John 4:24, He had said, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship (Greek: proskuneo) him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” So, in the epistles, instead of the term “worship,” the Apostle Paul gives us a particular phrase in our theme verse which sufficiently corroborates the words of Jesus in John 4:24. It’s the phrase “Serve with my spirit.”
Serving God with your spirit includes worship, because worship in the New Testament is different from worship in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, it was mostly outward in nature. But in the New Testament, it’s spiritual, even in the cases where we have outward demonstrations.
This is why it’s important to understand that what matters in the worship isn’t that we worshipped; it’s whether the One that we worshipped accepted it. There’s a conditioning of your spirit through the Word of God, through the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, that makes your spirit a worshipper. The Father seeks such to worship Him.
CONFESSION
Dear Father, thank you for the privilege to express my love for you. I bless you for your greatness, kindness, love, mercies and grace! You’re the Governor among the nations, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. I offer to you today my sacrifice of praise, the fruit of my lips, giving you thanks for all you’ve done through your Church in these last days and even the greater works ahead! Be magnified continually, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Philippians 3:3; John 4:23-24; Hebrews 13:15
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 8:1-17; Psalms 68-69
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Ephesians 5:25-33; Isaiah 55
Rhapsody Of Realities, 4 August 2022 Thursday With Pastor Chris
PRAYER OF SALVATIONA MINUTE PRAYER COULD SAVE YOU
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God.
I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!” Congratulations!
You are Born Again… Get closer to God by reading your BIBLE and worshiping with other believers.
