Disciplines of Worship:
The Value of Discipline
Disciplines of Worship
Within Scripture, the Almighty has instructed us on how to have a close relationship with Himself. The disciplines of worship are not an end to seek after, rather they are a means to a close relationship to the One Most High. The results of learning these disciplines include knowing His will for our lives, living in His blessing, and being effective in our work for the Kingdom of Heaven.
The disciplines of worship ask a person to humble themselves and let the Almighty be the Master. This type of worship allows the One Most High to work in a believer's life in ways not otherwise possible. A rich and full relationship is the reward for those who learn to worship as He has instructed and do not follow man-made traditions.
The Relationship
The disciplines of worship are mostly about our relationship with the One Most High. Every relationship has rules and guidelines on how things are expressed one to another. This is true for a husband and wife, for a father and son, co-worker to co-worker, king to person in kingdom, etc. One of the most striking ways to look at this relationship is as from Creator to creation ... where the Creator loves his creation. It is expected that the creation will love and value the Creator back.
In such a relationship, there are certain character traits that help keep things in perspective. We, as the creation, should love, honor, appreciate, and value the Creator. This makes Him important in our lives and a relationship in which we want to invest our time and energies. It is a relationship in which we must recognize the need to humble ourselves before His majesty. It is a relationship in which, if we want it to be genuinely good, we must learn to follow the rules of the relationship.
Todd Elder is a believer in the Messiah who wants to help people understand Scripture and know the message of Salvation. For more information from the Disciplines of Worship series, please visit the
website http://www.exploringsalvation.info and look under 'Covenant'.
Additional Information
|
|