A buddy of mine here in France lent me (Adam) a book by a Puritan named George Hamond. The book is The Case for Family Worship. I've only read the preface and introduction but it is faring well. Before tackling the issue of the necessity of having worship and teaching times within the family he starts off a bit by talking about worship in general. This little sentence caught my mind."He who pays no religious worship to the Deity owns no God, and he who says that he acknowledges a God, but that he owes no worship to Him, entangles himself in a wicked and foolish contradition."
He is saying two things:
- If you claim that you are a Christian and do not worship God, then you do not know God at all, because if you claim to have been encountered by the one who created all things/forgiven all of your willful rebellion and do not worship and honor Him, then your claim that you have encountered Him does not stick. Because if you know him then you would honor Him. Its like after you have been in a car accident...you are very cautious and careful afterwards because you have been encountered by the reality of car accidents. You change your behavior because you have truly experienced something. So, in the same way, men and women who have truly been encoutered (aka been born-again) by Him will worship and honor Him.
- What is the contridiction that he mentions in the second half? It is this: If you claim to acknowledge God then do not worship him, then you do not understand what the implications are for your life that there is the existence of an eternal, all powerful being who created you and is infinitly more valuable than you are. Put plainly: "If God is, then you will logically worship Him. If you don't worship Him, then you really don't believe in Him." Deity is to be worshipped.
Are you worshipping God truly from the heart?
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