9-24-13
Hi Parents, On Sunday Chris talked
about worshiping God. He used one my favorite stories in the old
testament about Jehoshaphat King of Judah (2 chron 20). Jehoshophat
followed the Lord. He had all the false Gods destroyed and in the
face of the enemy He followed the Lords instruction. V 15 The Lord
says:”Do not be afraid! Don't be discouraged by their mighty army,
for the battle is not yours, but God's. The next day in the face of
the army he appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to
the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor...They sang “Give
Thanks to the Lord, his faithful love endures forever!”Can you
imagine having singers on the front line??
God's army was victorious because they
worshiped God with a clean heart and a right spirit that was pouring
out. So how can we do that? Every day we are on the front line
fighting Satan. It is a war and God wants to fight it for us. He
wants the burden, so if we give it to Him and praise Him in advance
for who He is and what He can and will do, we can have an exciting
day seeing what God is up to! When our kids are getting ready for
school, sharing Gods word and God's music will help their attitude be
worshipful. When we go throughout our day if we speak words of
kindness and love God will show us ways to worship him and share our
faith with others. Bedtime is also a good time to worship God the
protector for keeping us safe during the day and providing for us
according to His riches and glory in Christ Jesus. It sounds hard,
but it isn't. Just let yourself go into the arms of Christ and
worship Him. He will take charge and kick Satan's booty.
Lord, we thank you for being our Lord
and Protector. We are sorry when we try to be in charge of our
lives. We ask you to take charge. We love you and worship you. We
humbly ask you to show us how to be an example of worship for our
children. Help us to also learn from their heart of worship and to
share that heart with family, friends, and even strangers. In
Christ's name, Amen
