"For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." (Zephaniah 3:17, NLT)
I have said it before, but worship is a "two-way street." For all the words in our praises and worship, no matter how many and how glorious, we find as many loving-on-you-and-me expressions in the Bible of the Godhead towards us.
For example, we may say, "Lord God, You are so wonderful to me," or, "I love You, Lord God," or, "I exalt You," etc. And our Lord's response to us? "He will rejoice over you with gladness,...He will rejoice over you with singing." And in Jeremiah 31:3 He declares to us, "....I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."
Moreover, then, and perhaps above all, there is The Cross.
Father, in Jesus' Name, keep me ever mindful that any expression I can utter or demonstrate of my worship of You, pale in comparison to Your expressions and demonstration of Your love for me. Amen.
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PSALM NUGGET ON FACE BOOK
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
