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Why
did this happen? When Jesus died, the sacrificial system was no longer
necessary. Sacrifices were no longer needed because Jesus was the
ultimate and perfect
sacrifice for our sins. He accomplished His mission. The Old Testament
sacrificial system died when Jesus died. When we worship Jesus is
not important. But we do need to worship Him.
Conclusion:It
really does not matter when one worships God if our hearts are not
right before Him. The form of our worship does not matter. God does
not care if you are on your knees, standing, singing, praying, reciting
creeds, reading scripture, or greeting people. He only cares about
heart attitude. Do you really adore Him? Jesus made this clear to
a group of people when He said,
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But
an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall
worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the
Father seeks to be His worshipers. “God is spirit, and
those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
(NASB) John 4:23-24 |
God wants our adoration and reverence.
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Tom
was a member of the church and had responsibility for the building.
One Sunday morning he went into the room where the organ pipes
were located to check the humidifier. While he was there, hidden
from the sanctuary behind a screen which covered the pipes,
some young children came bursting in.
As they ran down the aisle, Tom shouted out, "Stop running!"
Since the children could not see him there was a moment of stunned
silence, and then came the question, "Who is there?"
Tom could not resist, "God! Don't run in my house."
The children turned and quickly walked out of the sanctuary.
Today, at least one of them, now an adult, still remembers that
lesson about the need to honor and reverence God from the heart. |
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