Worship

DEVOTION

THE BOOK OF ACTS

WORSHIP

Acts 18:12-13

12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him into court. 13 "This man," they charged, "is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law."

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It’s always about the law. Why do men always want the law instead of the freedom Christ brings into a person’s life? Is there a prescribed method in which we must worship God? Do we really need an opening prayer, three hymns, an offering and then a message? Maybe it is some other formula or pattern we have but it seems we are most comfortable with a pattern, which is about the same feeling these Jews were under. They had a pattern of worship, at least which was their excuse for attacking Paul for sharing a message which was not according to their pattern. It would seem we are much like those Jews in that sense. We have our way of worship and we do not like it to be changed, in fact, we might even think another churches style of worship is wrong, or at least feel very uncomfortable with it. Some people might even complain to the pastor if he deviates from the normal pattern of worship one Sunday. The point here is that we need to worship in spirit and in truth. It does not matter about a pattern or not having a pattern. What matters is that we worship God, and not the pattern. If the pattern of worship or the lack of a pattern distract us from worshipping God then we need to examine our motives for being in church. If we are distracted it might be possible we are in the flesh and not in the spirit and thus we cannot truly worship God for we must worship him in spirit and in truth.  It is all about worship.